The third edition of this best-selling book continues to offer a user-friendly, step-by-step introduction to all the key processes involved in bringing a drug to the market, including the performance of pre-clinical studies, the conduct of human clinical trials, regulatory controls, and even the manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products.
Concise and easy to read, Drugs: From Discovery to Approval, Third Edition quickly introduces basic concepts, then moves on to discuss target selection and the drug discovery process for both small and large molecular drugs. The third edition incorporates the latest developments and updates in the pharmaceutical community, provides more comprehensive coverage of topics, and includes more materials and case studies suited to college and university use. Biotechnology is a dynamic field with changes across R&D, clinical trials, manufacturing and regulatory processes, and the third edition of the text provides timely updates for those in this rapidly growing field.
Preface xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Aim of this Book 1
1.2 An Overview of the Drug Discovery to Approval Process 2
1.3 The Pharmaceutical Industry 6
1.4 Economics of Drug Discovery and Development 11
1.5 Trends in Drug Discovery and Development 13
1.6 Case Study #1.1 15
1.7 Case Study #1.2 17
1.8 Summary of Important Points 20
1.9 Review Questions 20
1.10 Brief Answers and Explanations 21
1.11 Further Reading 22
2 Drug Discovery: Targets and Receptors 23
2.1 Drug Discovery Processes 23
2.2 Medical Needs 24
2.3 Target Identification 26content
2.4 Target Validation 33
2.5 Drug Interactions with Targets or Receptors 36
2.6 Enzymes 40
2.7 Receptors and Signal Transduction 42
2.8 Assay Development 52
2.9 Case Study #2.1 52
2.10 Case Study #2.2 53
2.11 Summary of Important Points 57
2.12 Review Questions 57
2.13 Brief Answers and Explanations 58
2.14 Further Reading 58
3 Drug Discovery: Small Molecule Drugs 61
3.1 Introduction 61
3.2 Irrational Approach 62
3.3 Rational Approach 67
3.4 Antisense Approach 85
3.5 RNA Interference Approach 88
3.6 Chiral Drugs 91
3.7 Closing Remarks 92
3.8 Case Study #3.1 94
3.9 Case Study #3.2 96
3.10 Summary of Important Points 98
3.11 Review Questions 99
3.12 Brief Answers and Explanations 99
3.13 Further Reading 100
4 Drug Discovery: Large Molecule Drugs 103
4.1 Introduction 103
4.2 Vaccines 105
4.3 Antibodies 117
4.4 Cytokines 128
4.5 Hormones 134
4.6 Gene Therapy 137
4.7 Stem Cells and Cell Therapy 139
4.8 Case Study #4.1 141
4.9 Case Study #4.2 144
4.10 Summary of Important Points 146
4.11 Review Questions 147
4.12 Brief Answers and Explanations 148
4.13 Further Reading 148
5 Drug Development and Preclinical Studies 151
5.1 Introduction 151
5.2 Pharmacodynamics 154
5.3 Pharmacokinetics 158
5.4 Toxicology 168
5.5 Animal Tests, In Vitro Assays, and In Silico Methods 172
5.6 Formulations and Delivery Systems 175
5.7 Nanotechnology 183
5.8 Case Study #5.1 184
5.9 Case Study #5.2 185
5.10 Summary of Important Points 187
5.11 Review Questions 188
5.12 Brief Answers and Explanations 188
5.13 Further Reading 189
6 Clinical Trials 191
6.1 Definition of Clinical Trial 191
6.2 Ethical Considerations 192
6.3 Clinical Trials 195
6.4 Regulatory Requirements for Clinical Trials 204
6.5 Clinical Data Management 215
6.6 Role of Regulatory Authorities 218
6.7 Gene Therapy Clinical Trial 218
6.8 Adaptive Clinical Trial 220
6.9 Meta-Analysis 221
6.10 Case Study #6.1 222
6.11 Case Study #6.2 226
6.12 Summary of Important Points 227
6.13 Review Questions 228
6.14 Brief Answers and Explanations 228
6.15 Further Reading 229
7 Regulatory Authorities 231
7.1 Role of Regulatory Authorities 231
7.2 US Food and Drug Administration 233
7.3 European Medicines Agency 236
7.4 Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) 238
7.5 China Food and Drug Administration 240
7.6 India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization 240
7.7 Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration 241
7.8 Canada's Health Canada 243
7.9 Other Regulatory Authorities 243
7.10 Authorities other than Drug Regulatory Agencies 243
7.11 International Conference on Harmonization 244
7.12 World Health Organization 245
7.13 Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme 246
7.14 Case Study # 7.1 246
7.15 Case Study # 7.2 249
7.16 Summary of Important Points 250
7.17 Review Questions 251
7.18 Brief Answers and Explanations 251
7.19 Further Reading 252
8 Regulatory Applications 253
8.1 Introduction 253
8.2 United States 254
8.3 European Union 272
8.4 Japan 280
8.5 China 282
8.6 India 287
8.7 Australia 287
8.8 Canada 287
8.9 Case Study #8.1 290
8.10 Case Study #8.2 292
8.11 Summary of Important Points 294
8.12 Review Questions 299
8.13 Brief Answers and Explanations 299
8.14 Further Reading 300
9 Good Manufacturing Practice: Regulatory Requirements 301
9.1 Introduction 301
9.2 United States 302
9.3 Europe 308
9.4 International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) 309
9.5 Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme (PIC/S) 311
9.6 Selected Core Elements of GMP 312
9.7 Selected GMP Systems 335
9.8 New cGMP Initiatives 350
9.9 Case Study #9.1 352
9.10 Case Study #9.2 358
9.11 Summary of Important Points 362
9.12 Review Questions 363
9.13 Brief Answers and Explanations 363
9.14 Further Reading 364
10 Good Manufacturing Practice: Drug Manufacturing 367
10.1 Introduction 367
10.2 GMP Manufacturing 371
10.3 GMP Inspection 372
10.4 Manufacture of Small Molecule APIs (Chemical Synthesis Methods) 379
10.5 Manufacture of Large Molecule APIs (Recombinant DNA Methods) 385
10.6 Finished Dosage Forms 394
10.7 Product Quality Review 398
10.8 Manufacturing Variations 399
10.9 Case Study #10.1 400
10.10 Case Study #10.2 404
10.11 Summary of Important Points 407
10.12 Review Questions 408
10.13 Brief Answers and Explanations 408
10.14 Further Reading 408
11 Future Perspectives 411
11.1 Past Advances and Future Challenges 411
11.2 Small Molecule Pharmaceutical Drugs 412
11.3 Large Molecule Biopharmaceutical Drugs 414
11.4 Traditional Medicine 414
11.5 Personalized Medicine 419
11.6 Gene Therapy 420
11.7 Cloning and Stem Cells 420
11.8 Old Age Diseases and Aging 423
11.9 Lifestyle Drugs 423
11.10 Performance-Enhancing Drugs 428
11.11 Chemical and Biological Terrorism 428
11.12 Transgenic Animals and Plants 432
11.13 Antibiotics Drug Resistance 433
11.14 Regulatory Issues 435
11.15 Intellectual Property Rights and Marketing Exclusivities 437
11.16 Bioethics 440
11.17 Concluding Remarks 442
11.18 Case Study #11.1 445
11.19 Case Study #11.2 447
11.20 Further Reading 449
Appendix 1 History of Drug Discovery and Development 451
A1.1 Early History of Medicine 451
A1.2 Drug Discovery and Development in the Middle Ages 453
A1.3 Foundation of Current Drug Discovery and Development 454
A1.4 Beginnings of Modern Pharmaceutical Industry 454
A1.5 Evolution of Drug Products 455
A1.6 Further Reading 456
Appendix 2 Cells, Nucleic Acids, Genes, and Proteins 457
A2.1 Cells 457
A2.2 Nucleic Acids 460
A2.3 Genes and Proteins 462
A2.4 Further Reading 468
Appendix 3 Selected Drugs and Their Mechanisms Of Action 469
Appendix 4 A DHFR Plasmid Vector 481
Appendix 5 Vaccine Production Methods 483
Appendix 6 Vaccines Approved By FDA 485
Appendix 7 Pharmacology/Toxicology Review Format 489
Appendix 8 Examples of General Biomarkers 495
Appendix 9 Toxicity Grading 499
Appendix 10 Health Systems in Selected Countries 505
Acronyms 509
Glossary 515
Index 519
