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Principles and Practice of Pharmaceutical Medicine is a comprehensive reference book edited by Andrew J. Fletcher, Lionel D. Edwards, Anthony W. Fox, and Peter Stonier, and published by John Wiley & Sons in 2002. This book provides an extensive overview of pharmaceutical medicine, covering the principles, practices, and professional responsibilities involved in the development, evaluation, regulation, and use of pharmaceutical products. It discusses the role of pharmaceutical medicine as a medical specialty and explores various stages of drug discovery and development, including pharmaceutics, non-clinical toxicology, clinical trials, and post-marketing studies. The book also examines clinical research practices, informed consent, quality assurance, data management, pharmacoeconomics, and drug safety monitoring. In addition, it addresses the development of medicines for special populations, such as older patients, women, and children. Other important topics include drug registration, regulatory requirements, medical affairs, pharmaceutical legislation, ethical considerations, product liability, patents, and financial aspects of clinical trials. Written by experts from different areas of pharmaceutical medicine, this book serves as an academic and professional reference for pharmacists, pharmaceutical physicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, and students who want to understand the scientific, clinical, regulatory, ethical, and business aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.