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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,
organisational authorisation 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 specialising in science and
technology, and the management of technology and innovation.
Practitioners, managers, and policy planners within the
pharmaceutical industry will also deem this book invaluable.
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