Communicating to Influence Drug Development and Regulatory Decisions: A Tutorial

CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2016 Apr;5(4):163-72. doi: 10.1002/psp4.12073. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Abstract

Pharmacometricians require three skills to be influential: technical, business (e.g., drug development), and soft skills (e.g., communication). Effective communication is required to translate technical and often complicated quantitative findings to interdisciplinary team members in order to influence drug development or regulatory decisions. In this tutorial, we highlight important aspects related to communicating pharmacometric analysis to influence decisions.

MeSH terms

  • Communication*
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Drug Discovery / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Economics, Pharmaceutical
  • Humans