
The book talks about the four steps in a drug's development that involves meeting the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration, clinical trials, regulatory activities, and post-marketing activities. It talks about how these steps are supposed to go so that the drugs can get on the market and into people's hands. It also talks about the kind of scientific integrity that needs to be present when people get involved in drug research and development projects. They need to follow procedures and rules set down by the Society of Health Care Professions or the SHPSP.
People involved in the pharmaceutical industry need to be very organized because of the nature of drugs. If a drug is approved for use, it should have plenty of data to back up the claims it makes. The information gathered during clinical trials are supposed to be kept confidential, but people who are working with this data still need to follow certain rules. This is why a book such as the Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional Handbook by ASQ Food is so helpful. A lot of the research done in the pharmaceutical industry is behind the information in this book.