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Clinical Drug Investigation provides rapid publication of original research covering all phases of clinical drug development and therapeutic use of drugs. The Journal includes:
Clinical trials, outcomes research, clinical pharmacoeconomic studies and pharmacoepidemiology studies with a strong link to optimum prescribing practice for a drug or group of drugs.
Clinical pharmacodynamic and clinical pharmacokinetic studies with a strong link to clinical practice.
Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies in healthy volunteers in which significant implications for clinical prescribing are discussed.
Studies focusing on the application of drug delivery technology in healthcare.
Short communications and case study reports that meet the above criteria will also be considered.
Additional enhanced features (including slide sets, videos and animations) can be published with articles; these are designed to increase the visibility, readership and educational value of the journal’s content. In addition, articles published in Clinical Drug Investigation may be accompanied by plain language summaries to assist readers in understanding important medical advances.
All manuscripts are subject to peer review by international experts. Letters to the Editor are welcomed and will be considered for publication.

Editor (Adis International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand):
Jasbir Singh
Editorial Board:
E. Battegay, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
E. Beghi, IRCCS Istitutodi Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
L. Bertilsson, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
H. Bhally, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
B. Brüggenjürgen, Steinbeis-University, Berlin, Germany
S.G. Carruthers, Private Practice, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
J. Chang, The University of Texas, El Paso, TX, USA
A. Chiricozzi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Pisa, Italy
E. Christophers, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
K. Detyniecki, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT,USA
M.J. Eadie, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
D.E. Furst, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles,CA, USA
H. Giamarellou, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensMedicine School, Athens, Greece
S. Goutelle, University Hospitals of Lyon, Lyon, France
Y. Hamamoto, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
P.D. Home, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne,England
E. Jouanjus, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
N.M. Kaplan, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas,TX, USA
G.L. Kearns, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
T.K.L Kiang, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ALB, Canada
F.K. Knop, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup,Denmark
J. Lötsch, JohannWolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
G. Maconi, Luigi SaccoUniversity Hospital, Milan, Italy
H.I. Maibach, University of California San Francisco School ofMedicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
A. Marcellusi, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
T.O. Morgan, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
G.L. Morris III, Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
F.M. Muggia, NYU Cancer Institute, New York, NY, USA
M. Narukawa, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
N. Pérez Álvarez, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona,Spain
E. Perucca, University ofPavia, Pavia, Italy
E. Raschi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
G. Sani, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
S.K. Sarin, Institute of Liver and Billiary Sciences, New Delhi,India
S.C. Schachter, BethIsrael Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA
M. Schmitt-Egenolf, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
T.L. Skaer, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
C. Staatz, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
A.M. Taburet, HôpitauxUniversitaires Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
G. Trifirò, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
P. Tugwell, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada
D. Veritti, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
V.T. Wong, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China
D. Wright, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
B. Wu, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
H. Zhao, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China