Table 4.

Possible activities of a clinical pharmacologist in a drug company in any atypical week

Day	am	pm
Monday	Work on experimental medicine study protocol	Teleconference with FDA to discuss design of a drug–drug interaction study during phase III development
Tuesday	Project team meeting to design early-phase development plan for a new chemical entity
Wednesday	Present development proposals to internal multidisciplinary management group	Review report of a serious adverse event from a current study; speak to investigator to obtain additional information; prepare report and discuss with safety department
Thursday	Work on a study report for a recently completed phase II study	Meet with external academic expert to discuss design of experimental medicine study
Friday	Chair dose escalation meeting for first-in-man study currently in progress	Review headline data from recently completed phase II study
Weekend and evenings	On call for medical advice for current clinical studies; prepare abstracts/manuscripts of completed studies