West Melton Health
3/736 Sandy Knolls Road
RD5 West Melton
Christchurch 7675,
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: 64 3 347 2274

Email:david.murdoch@xtra.co.nz

Skills and Services

• BSc Honours degree in Pharmacy
• MBChB (medicine) qualifications in biochemistry, medical statistics, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.
• 20 years’ international experience of medical writing and editing in diverse therapeutic areas.
• Attendance at numerous international conferences in Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the US, and focus on subsequent publication writing for pharmaceutical companies, especially in the areas of ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disorders, and multiple sclerosis.
• Wide-ranging experience in many other aspects of medical writing and editing, including drug review writing, manuscript and journal supplement preparation, and full development and presentation of detailed Power Point files to pharmaceutical company brand teams.
• David is a particularly conscientious writer and editor who produces high-quality work within strict timeframes, and who relishes the opportunity to assimilate and distribute novel scientific information in interesting and diverse formats.

Subjects

Anything in the therapeutic domain, but David’s favourite topics include ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, cardiovascular disorders, depression, gastrointestinal disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and sports medicine.