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Clinical Pharmacology: Current Topics and Case Studies

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Editors:
  1. Markus Müller

    1. Universitätsklinik für Klinische, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

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  • Updated and revised 2nd edition

  • Summarizes the latest topics, tools and clinical trials in clinical pharmacology

  • Added value for employees in drug research and development

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology

      • Markus Müller
      Pages 3-6

    3. Current Issues in Drug Development

      • Markus Müller
      Pages 7-18

    4. Current Issues in Drug Regulation

      • Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, Brigitte Bloechl-Daum
      Pages 19-31

    5. Current Topics in Drug Reimbursement

      • Anna Bucsics, Robert Sauermann, Valerie Nell-Duxneuner
      Pages 33-48

  3. Clinical Trials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Ethics in Clinical Research

      • Ernst Singer, Christiane Druml
      Pages 51-60

    3. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Scientific Misconduct

      • Brigitte Bloechl-Daum
      Pages 61-84

    4. Phase I Studies and First-In-Human Trials

      • Ulla Derhaschnig, Bernd Jilma
      Pages 85-95

    5. Clinical Trials: Interventional Studies

      • Michael Wolzt, Stefan Aschauer
      Pages 97-107

    6. Observational Studies

      • Harald Herkner, Christoph Male
      Pages 109-136

  4. Tools in Clinical Pharmacology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Tools in Clinical Pharmacology: Imaging Techniques

      • Martin Bauer, Oliver Langer
      Pages 139-150

    3. Pharmacokinetics II: 14C-Labelled Microdosing in Assessing Drug Pharmacokinetics at Phase 0

      • Graham Lappin
      Pages 151-160

    4. Current Concepts of Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics, and the “Druggable” Genome

      • Wolfgang M. Schmidt, Robert M. Mader
      Pages 161-183

    5. Pharmacokinetics I: PK-PD Approach, the Case of Antibiotic Drug Development

      • Sherwin K. B. Sy, Hartmut Derendorf
      Pages 185-217

    6. Epidemiology and Biostatistics

      • Gerhard Garhöfer, Leopold Schmetterer
      Pages 219-232

    7. Placebo Effects and Placebo Control in Clinical Trials

      • Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner
      Pages 233-243

  5. Topics in Clinical Pharmacology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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About this book

This revised and extended second edition focuses on current and emerging topics in drug development, their molecular mechanisms of action as well as regulatory issues. In addition, in-depth insights into clinical drug research and trial methodology are presented on the basis of concrete case studies. This updated book makes a valuable contribution to the field of Clinical Pharmacology and serves as a must-have guide for professors, researchers and advanced students from academia and pharmaceutical industry. 

Reviews

“The aim is to describe the role of the discipline of clinical pharmacology in drug discovery. … The intended audience is faculty, researchers, and advanced students from academia and the pharmaceutical industry who are learning about or involved in the process of drug discovery. … This book provides a multitude of very useful insights about the successes and failures in drug development for scientists who are, or will be, involved in the process of drug discovery.” (Thomas L. Pazdernik, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universitätsklinik für Klinische, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

    Markus Müller

About the editor

Prof. Markus Müller, MDRector of the Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Pharmacology: Current Topics and Case Studies

  • Editors: Markus Müller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27347-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27345-7Published: 25 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80118-6Published: 25 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27347-1Published: 15 March 2016

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: VI, 405

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy

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