Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development / Edition 2

by Benjamin E. Blass

Overview

Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development presents the multifaceted process of identifying a new drug in the modern era, one that requires a multidisciplinary team approach with input from medicinal chemists, biologists, pharmacologists, drug metabolism experts, toxicologists, clinicians and a host of experts from numerous additional fields. Enabling technologies such as high throughput screening, structure-based drug design, molecular modeling, pharmaceutical profiling, and translational medicine are critical to the successful development of marketable therapeutics. This book bridges the knowledge gaps that invariably lead to communication issues, providing a fundamental understanding of the techniques and disciplines required for multifaceted drug research.

The fully updated text provides an excellent overview of the process and includes chapters on important drug targets by class, in vitro screening methods, medicinal chemistry strategies in drug design, principles in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, animal models of disease states, clinical trial basics, and selected business aspects of the drug discovery process.

• Provides a clear explanation of how the pharmaceutical industry works, as well as the complete drug discovery process, from obtaining a lead, to testing bioactivity, to producing the drug and protecting intellectual property
• Includes a new chapter on the discovery and development of biologics (antibodies proteins, antibody/receptor complexes, antibody drug conjugates), a growing and important area of the pharmaceutical industry landscape
• Features a new section on formulations, including a discussion of IV formulations suitable for human clinical trials, as well as the application of nanotechnology and the use of transdermal patch technology for drug delivery

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128172148
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/19/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	712
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

As an industrial medicinal chemist, Dr. Blass has experience with major pharmaceutical organizations (Wyeth, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals) and small biotech operations (Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center), which provided him with a wealth of expertise in the art of drug discovery and development (including a wide range of disease states and biological targets). His position with Temple University’s School of Pharmacy and the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery has provided him with essential experience as an educator and academic scientist. These experiences, as well as his training and expertise as a registered US patent agent, have provided him with the tools and skills necessary to bridge the gap between industrial drug discovery and academic research.

Table of Contents

1. Drug Discovery and Development: An Overview of Modern Methods and Principles 2. The Drug Discovery Process: From Ancient Times to the Classical Targets in Drug Discovery 3. In Vitro Screening Systems 4. Medicinal Chemistry 5. In vitro ADME and In vivo Pharmacokinetics 6. Animal Models of Disease States 7. Safety and Toxicology 8. Basics of Clinical Trials 9. Translational Medicine and Biomarkers 10. Organizational Considerations and Trends in the Intellectual Property and Patents in Drug Discovery 11. Case Studies in Drug Discovery

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Presents the multidisciplinary process of identifying a new drug, including perspectives from medicinal chemists, biologists, pharmacologists, drug metabolism experts, toxicologists and clinicians