Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9424

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Publication type: Journal Article

Cavara C.
Innovative products in the pharmaceutical field: Part 3
Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico 1991 Nov; 130:409-421

Abstract:

The current status and future trends relating to the discovery of new and innovative drugs in the 1990s are discussed. Topics include criticism directed at the pharmaceutical industry, characteristics differentiating over-the-counter, prescription only, and galenical preparations, complexities inherent in safety and toxicity testing of drugs for government approval of a new drug, and limitations of preclinical and clinical studies of new drugs.

Keywords:
Drug Industry/trends* Italy Pharmaceutical Preparations* Pharmacy/trends