The Practical Drug Safety from A to Z is an alphabetical guide to drug safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance), covering literally, the "A to Z" of maintaining drug safety. Written by experts in the field, this book is a perfect to companion to the Manual of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance and an essential reference for pharmacists, pharmacologists, hospital administrators, medical liability lawyers, and others.

This book illustrates, in a comprehensive manner, the most current areas of importance to Safety Pharmacology, a burgeoning unique pharmacological discipline with important ties to academia, industry and regulatory authorities. It provides readers with a definitive collection of topics containing essential information on the latest industry guidelines and overviews current and breakthrough topics in both functional and molecular pharmacology. An additional novelty of the book is that it constitutes academic, pharmaceutical and biotechnology perspectives for Safety Pharmacology issues. Each chapter is written by an expert in the area and includes not only a fundamental background regarding the topic but also detailed descriptions of currently accepted, validated models and methods as well as innovative methodologies used in drug discovery.

Alphabetically organized, this drug reference integrates successful drug therapy and patient care. Monographs are divided into pharmacological and patient care considerations, and include indications, dosages, and side effects. Includes up-to-date information on more than 4,500 new and orphan drugs. Side effects are organized by body system. 839 illustrations.

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Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problems. This introductory guide is designed to aid the rapid understanding of the key principles of pharmacovigilance. Packed full of examples illustrating drug safety issues it not only covers the processes involved, but the regulatory aspects and ethical and societal considerations of pharmacovigilance. Covering the basics step-by-step, this book is perfect for beginners and is essential reading for those new to drug safety departments and pharmaceutical medicine students. The second edition is thoroughly revised and updated throughout and includes a new chapter on clinical aspects of pharmacovigilance.