UK medicines regulation: responding to current challenges

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1471-1476

  Richards, Natalie ^a   Hudson, Ian ^a  

^a MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTERFEIT DRUG;

DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LEGISLATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION; TRENDS;

DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICAL DEVICE LEGISLATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84987622641     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13077     Document Type: Review

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