Optimal dose identification

This publication is the result of the international symposium on dose identification organized by the Esteve Foundation in Lloret de Mar (Girona) on October 4-7, 2000. The book collects the submissions of the participating scientists and is edited by Alasdair Breckenridge, from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the University of Liverpool. The objective of…

2001

Ensayos clínicos en intervenciones no farmacológicas

Number 30 of Dr. Antonio Esteve’s Monographs results from the round table held on May 24, 2000 in Bellaterra and dealing with clinical trials in non-pharmacological interventions. Edited by Xavier Bonfill, from the Service of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health of the Hospital de Sant Pau, this monograph gathers all the contributions, discussions and conclusions…

2001

Aspectos conceptuales del ensayo clínico: una revisión a través de artículos publicados en Medicina Clínica (1990-1999)

Under the title Conceptual aspects of a clinical trial. A review through articles published in Medicina Clínica (1990-1999), volume number 29 of the Esteve Foundation gathers the most significant articles about different aspects of clinical trials, thus giving an overview of their situation in Spain during the 1990-1999 period. Full document Full PDF F. Bosch…

2000

Educación sanitaria: información al paciente sobre los medicamentos

This monograph number 28 of the Esteve Foundation gathers the submissions and conclusions of the round table held on November 17 in Barcelona about patient healthcare training and drug information. Carlos Codina, from the Service of Pharmacy of the Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, moderated the round table and edited this monograph. The main…

2000

Diccionario de farmacología y temas afines

Volume number 27 of Dr. Antonio Esteve’s Monographs is a translation into Spanish of the Dictionary of Pharmacology and Allied Topics, edited by Desmond Laurence and John Carpenter and published by Elsevier Science. This is doubtlessly a very useful tool that compiles definitions of 2000 terms and concepts of basic and clinical pharmacology, as well…

2000

Modelos experimentales de patología infecciosa

This monograph number 26 of the Esteve Foundation results from the round table held on May 12, 1999 in Barcelona about experimental models in infectious conditions. Coordinated by Drs. José María Miró and José María Gatell, from the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, this monograph includes an annex with the groups of investigators working on the…

2000

Investigación médico-farmacéutica en atención primaria. Una visión a través de las publicaciones de la REAP

This monograph compiles a series of articles published by members of the Primary Care Spanish Network (REAP), an internationally-focused entity created in 1987 to foster research in primary care professionals that gathers physicians, pharmacists, nurses and veterinarians under the same acronym. On the tenth anniversary of our organization, this book compiles some of the works…

1999

Transducción de señales como diana farmacológica

This monograph number 24 of the Esteve Foundation includes the works and debates originated at a scientific meeting held on June 11, 1998 in Barcelona. In this meeting, Spanish researchers from the fields of biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology discussed different points of view that stemmed from a common theory: the identification of events happening in…

1999

Variability in human drug response

The fact that each patient reacts differently to one given treatment is both an obstacle and a challenge for pharmacology. The eighth international symposium organized by the Esteve Foundation included several aspects related to the diversity of responses to drugs. Geoffrey T. Tucker, from the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics of the University of…

1999

Pharmacokinetics: Development of an exquisitely practical science

Around 30 articles which contributed in an exceptional manner to the huge progress of pharmacokinetics are included in the second volume of Pharmacotherapy Revisited: an Esteve Foundation Series, under the title Pharmacokinetics: development of an exquisitely practical science. This time, the most relevant articles were selected by Patrick du Souich, from the Department of Pharmacology…

1999