First title in European postgraduate pharmacy series published
Christina de Bono, senior commissioning editor, Pharmaceutical Press,
presents the first published book in the ULLA series to the series
editors-in-chief, Anthony Smith (centre) and Tony Moffat |
The first title in a new series of pharmacy textbooks is now available from the Pharmaceutical Press (the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's publishing division).
‘Pharmaceutical
toxicology: safety sciences of drugs’ begins
a series of introductory books for postgraduate students in pharmacy
and the pharmaceutical
sciences produced by the ULLA Consortium (the European University Consortium
for Advanced Pharmaceutical Education and Research), a collaborative
initiative of a number of pharmacy departments from leading universities
in the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Italy.
The editors-in-chief for the first titles are Sandy Florence and Tony
Moffat, from the School of Pharmacy, University of London. The retirement
of Professor Florence has allowed Anthony Smith (dean of the School of
Pharmacy) to join Professor Moffat as editor-in-chief for the later books.
The titles in the new series are aimed at PhD students but are also expected
to appeal to postgraduate students undertaking masters or diploma courses,
to undergraduates for specific courses and to practising pharmaceutical
scientists. Other early titles will include ‘Paediatric drug handling’, ‘Molecular
biopharmaceutics’, ‘Proetomics and metabolomics in pharmaceutical
science’ and ‘Biomedical and pharmaceutical polymers’.
Professor Moffat said: “This is an exciting new venture. The concept
is to have a series of textbooks in different subject areas aimed at
science graduates entering a PhD programme in the pharmaceutical sciences.
The books will be both an introduction to the subject and a source of
references for further reading and information.”
Paul Weller, director of development at Pharmaceutical Press, said: “We
are delighted to be working with the ULLA Consortium in the development
of this important new series. Many individuals worldwide embark on postgraduate
courses in the pharmaceutical sciences and would benefit from access
to reasonably priced introductory texts on specific areas of pharmaceutical
science”.
‘Pharmaceutical toxicology: safety sciences of drugs’ is edited
by Gerard Mulder, director of research at the Leiden/Amsterdam Center
for Drug Research, the Netherlands, and Lennart Dencker, professor of
toxicology and dean of the faculty of pharmacy at Uppsala University,
Sweden. The book provides an overview of the methodology and requirements
of preclinical safety assessments of new medicines. After a general introduction
and a number of chapters on basic toxicological principles, it goes on
to look at organ toxicity of drugs, with chapters on the liver, the kidney,
the respiratory system and the immune system.
The 272-page paperback book costs £29.95. UK orders can be placed
by telephone (01767 604 971), fax (01767 601 640) or e-mail (rps@turpin-distribution.com)
or through the Pharmaceutical Press website |
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