Medical writing

Smallpox is a very ancient disease that has been mentioned in medical writing dating back to the third century AD. It originated in Egypt or India and became endemic in both of these countries. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it is estimated to have killed almost half a million people every year in Europe. The Spanish conquerors (conquistadors) of Mexico and Peru took smallpox with them. It is estimated to have killed over three million Aztec Indians, who had no immunity against this disease because, until then, it was unknown in the New World. 

The aim of the book is not to turn non-statisticians into statisticians. I do not want you to go away from this book and do statistics. It is the job of the statistician to provide statistical input to the development plan, to individual protocols, to write the statistical analysis plan, to analyse the data and to work with medical writing in producing the clinical report also to support the company in its interactions with regulators on statistical issues. 

Forman s recovery from plague is the opening episode in the psalm that chronicled his troubles with the College of Physicians.2 In it he imitated the surgeons who stressed their personal triumphs at the outset of tracts on plague and other subjects. However artful, Forman s medical writings were never... 

The testimonies of Saterthayte and Pelham are the only extant accounts of Forman s medical practices by his contemporaries. In contrast, Forman s methods are vividly portrayed in his astrological and medical writings and meticulously recorded in his casebooks. The casebooks are not transparent, however, and the information they contain was inscribed within and refracted through the practical and intellectual processes through which it was recorded. The following chapters outline how to read Forman s casebooks and provide a picture of what exactly happened in his consulting room. 

Biostatistics and medical writing Statistical analysis plan Review and approval of analysis plan... 

Dr. Turner is the Chairman of the Department of Clinical Research, Campbell University School of Pharmacy. He is also the President and Director of Scientific Affairs at Turner Medical Communications LLC. His company provides medical writing services to pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. The Turner Medical Communications website information is provided at the end of this book s Preface. 

Programming for data listings and summary tables Statistical analyses and interpretation Data summarization Medical interpretation Medical writing... 

Plants have always played a central role in traditional systems of medicine for the prevention and treatment of disease worldwide [10, 11]. Although an in-depth history of plant medicines, for both human and veterinary purposes is beyond the scope of this review, it is important to understand that for thousands of years the traditional medicine in all countries exclusively employed naturally occurring plant medicines. For example, Hippocrates (5th century B.C.) mentions approximately 300 to 400 medicinal plants in his medical writings Dioscorides (1st century A.D.) wrote De Materia Medica, a medicinal plant treatise that outlined the medical use of numerous plant species and many hundreds of plant remedies are described in the Papyrus of Ebers, discovered in Egypt, which was written about 1550 BC [5, 11]. Furthermore, traditional Chinese medicine uses multiple plant prescriptions and has served the health needs of the Chinese population for over 5000 years [12, 13]. The Bible also described over 30 plant species, including frankincense and myrrh, which are reported to have antiseptic and healing properties [5]. 

Refrigerate open or reconstituted (mixed) liquid medication. Write the date and time on the label of when the medication was opened. 

Clinical staff or a medical writing group may perform the preparation of an IB. The activities included in preparing the IB include... 

The Medical Information department may have its own medical writers dedicated to phase IV (postapproval) publications, booklets and pamphlets. Many large companies have a specific Medical Writing department usually reporting into the Research department, who will assist in writing clinical reports, publications and help prepare the clinical investigational brochure or NDA annual safety reports. These associates usually have science degrees and have been trained in technical and medical writing. 

Bonk RJ. 1997. Medical Writing in Drug Development. Binghamton, NY Pharmaceutical Products Press/ Haworth Press 77-81. 

Clinical research teams work on investigational trials from the time a product reaches phase II clinical development through FDA approval. Medical information staff use their expertise to assist in protocol development, medical writing, and researching drug or disease state questions that may arise in the course of these trials. 

Stuart MC (2007). The Complete Guide to Medical Writing. London Pharmaceutical Press. 

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