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"This is a useful reference source for those new to, or aspiring to join the pharmaceutical industry, for academics, and for students of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences." (Chromatographia, 1 December 2010)
"In conclusion, the book brings the areas of ADME, toxicology and pharmaceutical science together to describe the approaches used to select safe compounds with the required pharmacokinetic and physiochemical properties for progressing into clinical development". (British Toxicology Society, Winter 2010)
Table of Contents
PREFACE.
CONTRIBUTORS.
1. INTRODUCTION (Charles B. Davis).
2. PHARMACOKINETICS IN PRECLINICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW (Dion Brocks).
3. THE ROLE OF MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS IN DRUG DISPOSITION (Fanfan Zhou, Peng Duan, and Guofeng You).
4. CYTOCHROME P450: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND APPLICATION IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT (Ramesh B. Bambal and Stephen E. Clarke).
5. THE ROLE OF DRUG METABOLISM AND METABOLITE IDENTIFICATION IN DRUG DISCOVERY (Xiangming Guan).
6. PROTEIN BINDING IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT (Vikram Ramanathan and Nimish Vachharajani).
7. PREDICTION OF THE PHARMACOKINETICS IN HUMANS (Chao Han and Ramesh Bambal).
8. PHARMACEUTICS DEVELOPABILITY ASSESSMENT (Lian Huang, Jinquan Dong, and Shyam Karki).
9. SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN DRUG DISCOVERY (Vito G. Sasseville, William R. Foster, and Bruce D. Car).
10. ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIES UTILIZED TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR INDUCTION OF ACQUIRED LONG QT SYNDROME AND TORSADE DE POINTES (Khuram W. Chaudhary and Barry S. Brown).
INDEX.
