Safer Medicines

Synopsis

Safer Medicines showcases state-of-the-art approaches to ensuring that drugs in the future will be safer than they have been in the past. World leading scientists from industry and academia present their vision for the future of drug development - with a focus on human biology. They discuss whether animal testing is the best way to ensure 21st century drug safety and how far scientific methods have come since the thalidomide tragedy 50 years ago. Recent drug disasters, such as Vioxx and Northwick Park, have highlighted the problem - SAFER MEDICINES proposes solutions.

Includes contributions from: Mat Fraser, actor and Thalidomider, argues powerfully that better means to assess drug safety are needed; Tony Benn shows that the case for a scientific evaluation of animal tests for drug safety is unarguable and should be a priority; Randal Charlton, founder of Asterand, the world’s leading human tissue company and Dr Bob Coleman, Senior Scientific Consultant to Asterand, explain how crucial it is to focus on human tissue in drug discovery and development; Dr Greg Baxter, co-founder of Hurel Corporation, introduces the exciting concept of microfluidics; Dr Quin Wills, co-founder of SimuGen, explains what can be achieved with DNA chips in conjunction with advanced mathematical models of how human genes respond to drugs; Professor Denis Noble of Oxford University and a key founder of the Physiome project shows the value of virtual organs such as the virtual heart; Professor Colin Garner of York University and founder of Xceleron describes how microdosing offers a revolutionary approach to drug testing.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2007

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

animal experiments; drugs testing; medical research; pharmaceutical industry

Online availability

URI

http://www.curedisease.net/safermedicines/video.shtml

Price

free

Credits

Contributor

Bob Coleman; Colin Garner; Denis Noble; Greg Baxter; Mat Fraser; Quin Wills; Randal Charlton; Tony Benn

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£5.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

32 minutes

Distributor

Name

Europeans for Medical Progress Trust

Contact

Shelly Willetts

Email

info@curedisease.net

Web

http://www.curedisease.net/index.shtml External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8265 2880

Address

PO Box 53839
London
SE27 0TW