Viewing Chicago fast growth ...

Use of Pharmacodynamic Principles in the Drug Discovery Process Michael N. Dudley, Microcide Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mountain View, CA Phase 2/3 Drug Evaluation of Antivirals: Efficacy and Development of ResistanceGeorge  L. Drusano, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY Are Pharmacodynamics an Alternative for Human Trials in the Evaluation of Antifungals ? David R. Andes, University  of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Use of in vitro Pharmacokinetic Models in Defining Dosing Regimens Alasdair MacGowan, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom Limitations of Animal Models for Predicting Efficacy and Defining Dose James E. Leggett, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR

The symposium has presented a "state of the art" of pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic research

• as it can be used, today, by Industry to accelerate the development programmes of new antiinfectives, and
• as it may be considered as an essential piece of information by Regulatory Bodies in order to more fully and comprehensively assess the true value of new antiinfectives and the rational of the proposed posologies.

Intended audience:   Scientists, physicians, and clinical pharmacists involved in drug development in Industry, Academic Institutions, Hospitals and Regulatory Bodies.

Level: intermediate to advanced

Accreditation: The symposium was eligible for Continuing education / Accreditation

• The ISAP Web site and the ISAP on-line services are generously housed and managed on the INTERNET Server of the Faculty of Medicine of the 'Université Catholique de Louvain', Brussels, Belgium, with the expert help of Benoît Debande, MD.  All comments and queries should, however, be sent exclusively to the ISAP Webmaster.
• Viewing Chicago fast growth... This photograph of Chicago ladies fascinated by Chicaco exceptionally fast growth at the end of last century is excerpted from the Chicago Public Library Digital Collection (View southwest from the roof of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, 1893. C.D. Arnold, photographer. [WCE/EAPA III.138]).
• Other images come from the WEB sites to which they are linked.