The drug discovery process: General principles and some case histories
Chapter 4 The drug discovery process General principles and some case histories H P. Rang, R G. Hill Introduction The creation of a new drug can be broadly divided into…
The development of the pharmaceutical industry
Chapter 1 The development of the pharmaceutical industry H P. Rang Antecedents and origins Our task in this book is to give an account of the principles underlying drug discovery…
Therapeutic modalities
Chapter 3 Therapeutic modalities H P. Rang, H. LeVine, R. Hill Introduction Therapeutics in its broadest sense covers all types of intervention aimed at alleviating the effects of disease. The…
Intellectual property in drug discovery and development
Chapter 19 Intellectual property in drug discovery and development P. Grubb As is clear from the rest of this book, it costs a great deal of effort and money to…
Scaffolds: Small globular proteins as antibody substitutes
Chapter 13 Scaffolds Small globular proteins as antibody substitutes D. Grabulovski, J. Bertschinger Introduction An emerging field in pharmaceutical biotechnology is represented by the generation of novel binding molecules based…
The nature of disease and the purpose of therapy
Chapter 2 The nature of disease and the purpose of therapy H P. Rang, R G. Hill Introduction In this book, we are concerned mainly with the drug discovery and…
Choosing the project
Chapter 5 Choosing the project H P. Rang, R G. Hill Introduction In this chapter we discuss the various criteria that are applied when making the initial decision of whether…
