Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry:THE PROCESS OF DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

	教官名	原 拓志　助教授
	タイトル	Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: THE PROCESS OF DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
	出版社	EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING 2003
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書評

Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry traces the discovery and development of drugs in Japan and the UK both historically and sociologically. It includes sixteen case studies of major pharmaceutical developments in the twentieth century, encompassing, amongst others, beta-blockers, beta-stimulants, inhaled steroids and histamine H2-antagonists.

The book illustrates that the four stages of drug development – namely compound, application, organizational authorization and market – are interactively shaped by heterogeneous actors and institutions. The book also identifies three different types of pharmaceutical development – paradigmatic innovation, application innovation and modification-based innovation, all with distinguishable features in the drug development process. Finally, several historical, structural and cultural factors influencing the shaping of medicines are revealed by the comparison between British and Japanese drug innovation.

Addressing a number of practical implications for the promotion of the pharmaceutical industry, this book will be of enormous interest to students, researchers and academics specializing in science and technology studies, and the management of technology and innovation. Practitioners, managers, and policy planners within the pharmaceutical industry will also deem this book invaluable.