Women's Health Drug Development - FDA Approved Medications for Female Wellness | Hormone Therapy, Fertility & Menopause Support

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Drug Development for Women provides a comprehensive review and analyzes the scientific and social environments associated with developing drugs for women related to all aspects of their reproductive life cycle from puberty to old age. Such a text is long overdue. The demand for action in women?s health research and practice in many countries, as well as the poor standards of information in some areas, makes a compelling case for this book. The issues covered include: Women in clinical trials: protection or inclusion?Historical perspectives on the development of reproductive drugsMarket research and demographic forcesLegal issues in drug development and marketingPrinciples and practice of drug development in contraception and reproductive diseaseHealth care issues during the post reproductive years, including sections on menopause and cardiovascular diseaseComprehensive and rationally collated appendices of marketed drugs and drugs in development, which will be a valuable resource for readers This book is essential reading for all those working in the areas of pharmaceutical development, regulatory agencies, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, and also for allied health professionals, physicians, legal and ethical organizations and university- and community-based women?s studies programmes.