Parents usually turn to nonprescription medications for treatment of the common cold in children. Medications used may include antihistamines, decongestants, expectorants, antitussives, or a combination.
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Description: This book evaluates current methods used in the clinical phase of drug development and presents innovative approaches towards improving the process. It is designed to be an easy and quick to read resource for professionals involved in the clinical phase of drug development and highlights the role of technology in transforming the industry. It focuses on the reevaluation and redesign of the current clinical trial model with emphasis on improving the processes, systems, and people. Purpose: The purpose is to educate professionals involved in the clinical development of drugs on potential solutions to systemic problems faced by the pharmaceutical industry.
After successfully documenting the need for change in the industry, the book illustrates several innovative approaches to improve the development process. Audience: It is targeted at professionals involved in the clinical phase of drug development. Although it provides mostly surface coverage on these topics, it is a good overview. The authors include industry representatives and academicians. Features: The book starts with an overview of the current problems faced by the pharmaceutical industry and presents the need for innovation in the industry in order to survive in the modern economy. Focusing on the clinical development phase of drug development, the book addresses several areas where innovation is needed and presents novel strategies that may represent future industry standards. It maintains a consistent focus on how technology can be used as a major tool of innovation and promotes the need for improvement in three key areas: processes, systems, and people.
Chapters use a similar format that presents “the need” and “the solution,” along with a SWOT analysis and an overview referred to as the “take home message.” The book could use some editing for grammatical errors, the quality of figures could be improved, and the addition of detailed figure legends would be helpful. In addition, there is some apparent commercial bias and repetition. Assessment: Despite its faults, this book does present a good overview of problems facing the pharmaceutical industry in the design and conduct of clinical trials, especially within the current regulatory framework. In presenting these issues, it adequately describes various efforts to address these problems and presents examples where possible.
Description This book is designed to support pharmacists and pharmacy students involved in helping patients with self-care using nonprescription medications. It is divided into sections based on human body system disorders, such as reproductive system disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, etc. Each chapter in each section covers a different topic related to that body system. The previous edition was published in 2010.
Purpose It is intended to be a comprehensive and authoritative reference on self-care and nonprescription medications. This is an important objective as more and more medications can be obtained without a prescription. Audience The book is particularly suitable for pharmacists and pharmacy students as they represent an on-the-spot resource for individuals choosing non-prescription products. Features Each section covers a body system and is made up of chapters on the various conditions that can occur in that system. Each condition is further broken down into presentation and treatments. The book includes cases, tables for patient education, comparison tables, and algorithms that make the information very accessible. The patient education sections are particularly useful and the language is simplified for delivery to patients.
However, the book is large and cumbersome. Assessment This is an excellent, comprehensive book on self-treatment and nonprescription medications. This update is necessary as prescription medications are being converted to nonprescription status every year.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Footnotes.