Drug Development Workshop 2004
Thursday July 8 2004
Cole Lecture Theatre
5th Floor
School of Medicine
85 Park Road
Auckland
A mix of short lectures and interactive small group discussion will cover the spectrum of modern drug development science and its application to pharmaceutical medicine in New Zealand.
| Time | Topic | |
| 14.00 | Dr Nick Holford | Introduction |
| 14.10 | Small groups | Where does the money come from and where does it go? Who pays for drug discovery and development? |
| 14.30 | Prof Bill Denny | Discovery: The Pfizer story and its implications for New Zealand drug discovery. |
| 14.55 | Small groups | Funding and Drug Discovery How does science funding affect the science? |
| 15.15 | Everyone | Afternoon tea |
| 15.30 | Prof Rod Jackon | Development: Will there be a Phase III trial of the Polypill? |
| 15.55 | Small groups | Learning, Confirming and Blind Faith Is the Polypill any different from Nutriceuticals? |
| 16.15 | Dr David Woolner | Delivery: The Joy of Pharmac |
| 16.40 | Everyone | Time for Change. What did we learn today? |
| 17.00 | Meeting finishes |
Suggested reading
- Wald NJ, Law MR. A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%. BMJ 2003;326(7404):1419.
- Rodgers A. A cure for cardiovascular disease? BMJ 2003;326(7404):1407-1408.
Registration
This workshop has been organised as a joint activity of the Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, University of Auckland and Merck, Sharpe & Dohme (NZ) Ltd. Please contact one of us for registration details.
A donation of $20 per person is requested to cover expenses. Payment can be made either by: Cheque made out to "University of Auckland" or University of Auckland departments may email Nick Holford with an Activity Centre, Cost Centre or Grant Number for the Biomedical Sciences group to charge against.