The FDA and psychiatric drugs :how a drug is approved /

Describes how a psychiatric drug is approved for use by the FDA, as well as some historical background on the agency.

Main Author: Esherick, Joan.
Format: Book
Language: English
Institution: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Library: Main Library
Record Id / ISBN-0: ppap.61754 / 1590845781
Online Public Access Catalog: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Published: Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2004.
Series: Psychiatric disorders
Subjects:
United States. > Food and Drug Administration > Juvenile literature.
United States. > Food and Drug Administration.
Psychotropic drugs > Testing > Law and legislation > United States > Juvenile literature.
Drug approval > United States > Juvenile literature.
Psychotropic drugs.
Drugs.
Drug approval.
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Table of Contents:
  • Psychiatric drugs: what are they and how do they work?
  • Why we need the FDA: a brief history of medicines in America
  • From test tube to pill: the FDA approval process
  • After approval: are psychiatric drugs safe?
  • Beyond the FDA: alternative treatments and medicines
  • A case study in psychosis and psychiatric treatment.

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