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Student Version

The Gray Book Standard Version

The Gray Book e-text (formerly Gray´s Medicines Development) covers all aspects of development from preclinical through clinical development to marketing. There are 18 sections, each covering one major area as shown below. An additional short section describes a "perfect case" to illustrate the overall process.

A key feature of the e-text is that it is hyperlinked to key regulatory guidelines. It is regularly updated. A Synopsis of the text is available in English, German, French, Japanese and Chinese.

  1. An Outline of the Development Process
  2. Discovery of New Medicines
  3. Development of Medicines: Planning
  4. Non-Clinical Safety Testing
  5. Pharmaceutical Development / Manufacturing
  6. Regulatory Issues Part 1 (Guidelines/IND/IMPD/Japan/Meetings
  7. Introduction to Clinical Research. Good Clinical Practice
  8. Statistics and Data Management
  9. Drug Safety, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology
  10. Introduction to Pharmacokinetics, Population PK, Drug-Drug Interactions and Special Populations
  11. Phase I Studies
  12. Phase IIA Studies
  13. Phase IIB and Phase III Studies
  14. Regulatory Issues Part 2: Filing for Approval (NDA/MAA Filings)
  15. Pharmacoeconomics
  16. Patents
  17. Project Valuation
  18. Marketing, Information, Promotion and Education