Primarily Healthy volunteer studies + Dental Clinic

300 +

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc

Stock Symbol: PPDI (Nasdaq)

Contrary to rumor, the Austin clinic is PPD's only Phase 1clinic. 

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PPD

7551 Metro Center Dr
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78744

(Click here for map) (Area Map with info!)

Dental clinic is located about 200 feet to the left of the main entrance. 

Text 'PPD' to 48121

to receive updates from PPD.  Not sure what, haven't got one yet. 

Many screenings will be for following week.  So be prepared to screen within 4 to 7 days of calling. 

PPD has two primary screenings. 

The 1st one is for the reading of the informed consent and lab work and the 2nd is for the physical. 

The 2nd screening can be a few days after the first or up to the day before check in. 

This needs to be taken into consideration when planning to come in from out of state. 

PPD will do last minute screenings, like screen on Monday, physical on Tuesday and check-in on Wednesday.  It just depends on how the previous screenings went.

Depending on the study, there may be additional screening visits required ie for holter monitors, eye exams etc. 

Multiple recreation, TV, quiet and computer rooms.  1 pool table per section.  Some board games available.  Usually plenty of books and magazines.  Clinic is next to airport so you can watch planes land and take off.  Mostly land. 

There is an activities director who facilitates several structured activities each week like pool tournaments, bingo and arts & crafts.  Local newspapers and several magazines are delivered.  Once you are in the study, you will get a clear, plastic 1 liter water bottle.  Once you finish the study, you usually have your choice of a T-shirt or a small backpack as a souvenir but is really just an advertising tool. 

Each area has up to 15 public access computers.  Recently upgraded to newer computers.  Wifi can be slow on the weekends or when large groups are in house. 

There are 3 sections to the clinic and each section is inaccessible to the others.  There is one hospital style dorm mainly for heart monitoring and procedure intensive studies.  The other two are higher capacity dorms with 8 to a room.  Most beds in the dorms have individual electrical outlets. 

Limited On-site (Park at your own risk) 

If you are screening, you can park in front of the building in designated areas painted on the ground. 

If you are checking in for a study, you cannot park your car in the lot in front of or behind PPD.

Study participants must park in the upper parking lot, past the main building and up the hill. 

Shuttle service is provided.   

Prepared in house.  7 day menu for standard diet.  Good quality meals.  Many people like the zucchini bread and they'll give you the recipe if you ask. 

For short stays of 10 days or less, you will typically receive your money in a lump sum in the mail once the study is completed.  For longer single stay studies, you will typically get most of the money on your last check out and the rest in the mail about two weeks later.  For longer studies that are broken up into multiple stays, you will typically but not always, get a few checks, usually starting with your second and on stays and the rest in the mail once you complete the study. 

This is not guaranteed!  This is just the way it's been so far but the polices can always change.  According to PPD written policy in the informed consent, they reserve the right to issue payment within 3 weeks of completion of study, so it is a courtesy that they offer multiple checks when time constraints allow.   

The clinic conducts a large volume of studies ranging from short multi stay to long 30 day single stay studies.  Lots of out of town people come to Austin for the large studies while college students fill in the weekend studies. 

PPD provides color coded T-shirts and pants scrubs.  You may wish to bring your own pants and sweat shirts.  Laundry is done on longer studies.  It is cold up there!  Bring sweatshirts and a blanket if your not used to living in the artic. 

PPD has a video about their clinic geared towards both potential volunteers and prospective pharmaceutical clients.

 

This is the clinic where I do the majority of my studies.  This is a large clinic and with all large things in life, there has to be order or there will be chaos.  To some, the order at PPD may seem excessive, but given the volume of studies and volunteers this place has to deal with on an ongoing basis, it is to be expected that problems will arise.  The majority of the problems are handled and solved to satisfaction by the Volunteer Relations department.

Austin-Bergstrom Int'l Airport, Austin

(AUS)

3 Miles

San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio

(SAT)

77 Miles

William P. Hobby Airport, Houston

(HOU)

168 Miles

George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston

(IAH)

170 Miles

Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas

(DAL)

207 Miles

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas

(DFW)

217 Miles

From Dallas, TX

to PPD

From Houston, TX

to PPD

From San Antonio, TX

to PPD

Enter your own starting point

to PPD

250 North Lamar Blvd. (AUS)

Driving Directions to PPD

Texas Eagle

South - 6:30 PM / North - 9:31 AM

Service between Chicago and San Antonio with continuing service to Los Angeles 3 times a week. 

North Austin Taxi Service

www.nataxi.com

10% off meter price for PDD customers  local trips ,

20% off meter for PPD if the customer going to Houston , Dallas or San Antonio ( Generally for Trips more than 1 h ride)
 

Capital Metro

(512) 474-1200

$1.00 one-way

$2.00 day-pass $28.00 30 day-pass (New fares 2010)

From Airport:

Board Route 350 Northbound (to Northcross TC) from upper level.  Take to Metro Center Dr and Riverside Dr (about 6 minutes).  Get off across from La Quinta Inn.  Walk 1 block on Metro Center Dr to large park area.  You should be able to see PPD across park.  Follow path to cross creek and to parking lot. 

From Amtrak Train Station and Downtown:

(To get downtown, follow first section in bold). 

First cross tracks (make sure no train coming!) and continue north along side 4 lane road (Lamar Blvd) to 5th St.  Find bus stop on either side of Lamar Blvd.  Catch Route 22 to 5th and Congress (about 4 minutes). 

From 5th and Congress, cross 5th street to bus stop at NW corner on Congress.  Catch Route 20 to end of line at ACC Riverside campus.  Catch Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and  off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.  Walk around building to the right to the trail.  Follow path to cross creek and to parking lot. 

From Greyhound Bus Station:

For all clinics, follow first section in bold

Exit bus side of station and walk to corner of Middle Fiskville and Clayton Dr.  Walk north on Middle Fiskville to East Highland Mall Blvd (3 blocks).  Turn left and walk 2 blocks to Jonathan Dr.  There will be two bus stops, one further ahead which is the main stop and one across the street at NW corner of Jonathan Dr and E Highland Mall Blvd.

From the bus stop across from Highland Mall at corner of E Highland Mall Blvd and Jonathan Dr, catch Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and  off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.  Walk around building to the right to the trail.  Follow path to cross creek and to parking lot. 

There are several business chain hotels in the area.  Most are in the low $100's or more. 

Microtel does offer a discount for PPD and is the least expensive rack rate.  It doesn't hurt to ask the other hotels if they have a PPD discount as well.  These discounts will probably be better than booking through a travel site. 

Microtel Inns & Suites

7705 Metro Center Drive
Austin, TX 78744

512-386-7800

Hostelling International

2200 S Lakeshore Blvd

(512) 444-2294

$12 Members / $25 Non-Members

You must have an out-of-town ID, not from the Austin area

Driving Directions to PPD

Walk up Tinnin Ford Road to Riverside Dr and cross Riverside Dr.  Use bus stop in front of Pizza Hut.  Catch Route 20 to end of line at ACC Riverside campus.  Catch Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and  get off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.  Walk around building to the right to the trail.  Follow path to cross creek and to parking lot

Updated on 12/13/10

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