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. 1996 Jul;42(1):133–136. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1996.36718.x

The clinical pharmacologist in drug discovery and development

PETER LEWIS 1
PMCID: PMC2042639  PMID: 8807154

Abstract

1Clinical pharmacology is a key activity in drug discovery and drug development with much to contribute to drug innovation.

2However, very few clinical pharmacologists choose the pharmaceutical industry as their ultimate career.

3Medical alumni of the RPMS clinical pharmacology department illustrate this; only four industrial careers vs thirty professors of clinical pharmacology or medicine.

Keywords: clinical pharmacology, drug discovery, drug development

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