With its expansion into the global marketplace, the pharmaceutical industry of today is uniquely positioned to improve the global health standards of society by saving lives and improving the quality of lives around the world. Modern Pharmaceutical Industry: A Primer comprehensively explains the broad range of divisions in this complex industry. Experts actively involved in each division discuss their own contribution to a pharmaceutical company's work and success. Divisions include regulatory affairs, research and development, intellectual property, pricing, marketing, generics, OTC, and more. The seventeen chapters included in this volume offer a wide range of topics, from discovery and formulation to post-approval and legal issues to students of the industry. Readers will be given a detailed look at the anatomy of a contemporary drug company and a thorough understanding of what goes on behind the scenes at a modern drug company.