The Asian Pharmacometrics Network: The historical background, establishment, objectives and roles, and recent activities.

B The Asian Pharmacometrics Network (APN) has been established to enhance regional development in pharmacometrics by holding annual regional symposiums and to provide training opportunities across Asia by hosting educational workshops. The establishment of APN was endorsed by the APN steering committee, which consists of representatives of local pharmacometrics groups of PAGJA, PAGK, PCPC, and PAGIN. PHARMACOMETRICS STATUS IN ASIA BEFORE WCOP2012 The extent of pharmacometrics development of a region can be judged by the existence of pharmacometrics groups and the experience in hosting international pharmacometrics meetings and workshops. [Extracted from the article]