Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Process of Drug Discovery and Development

By addebook • Oct 10th, 2009 • Category: Pharmacy

Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Process of Drug Discovery and Development
by: Takuji Hara

Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Process of Drug Discovery and Development
By Takuji Hara

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2003-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1843760509
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781843760504

Product Description:

Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry traces the discovery and development of drugs in Japan and the UK both historically and sociologically. It includes sixteen case studies of major pharmaceutical developments in the twentieth century, encompassing, among others, beta-blockers, beta-stimulants, inhaled steroids and histamine H2-antagonists.

The book illustrates that the four stages of drug development – namely compound, application, organizational authorization and market – are interactively shaped by heterogeneous actors and institutions. The book also identifies three different types of pharmaceutical development – paradigmatic innovation, application innovation and modification-based innovation, all with distinguishable features in the drug development process. Finally, several historical, structural and cultural factors influencing the shaping of medicines are revealed by the comparison between British and Japanese drug innovation.

Addressing a number of practical implications for the promotion of the pharmaceutical industry, this book will be of enormous interest to students, researchers and academics specializing in science and technology, and the management of technology and innovation. Practitioners, managers, and policy planners within the pharmaceutical industry will also deem this book invaluable.

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