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Drug Discovery
Drug Discovery: A History [Paperback]
Author: Walter Sneader | Language: English | ISBN: 0471899801 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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This lively new text considers the origins, development and history of medicines that generate high media interest and have a huge social and economic impact on society.
Set within a wide historical, social and cultural context, it provides expanded coverage of pre-twentieth century drugs, the huge advances made in the twentieth century and the latest developments in drug research.
Hallmark features:
- Up-to-the-minute information in drug research
- Vignettes of special and unusual information, and anecdotes
- Discusses drug prototypes from all sources
- More comprehensive than other volumes on history of drug discovery
From the reviews:
"...an excellent bibliographic resource for those interested in the background papers that serve as the foundation for discovery of specific drug entities." JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CHEMISTRY, June 2006
"...a very comprehensive overview of drug development. It should be on the shelf on any aspiring pharmacist, medicinal chemist, or person interested in the history of therapeutic agents." JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION, February 2006
"...a very readable and closely researched book..." CHEMISTRY & INDUSTRY, October 2005
- Paperback: 472 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons; 1 edition (May 27, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0471899801
- ISBN-13: 978-0471899808
- Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 6.6 x 9.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,182,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Foreword.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
PART 1: LEGACY OF THE PAST.
Chapter 2. The Prehistoric Period.
Chapter 3. Pre-Hellenic Civilisations.
Chapter 4. Greece and Rome.
Chapter 5. The Arab World.
Chapter 6. Herbals.
Chapter 7. Chemical Medecines.
Chapter 8. Systematic Medicine.
PART 2: DRUGS FROM NATURALLY OCCURRING PROTOTYPES.
Section I Phytochemicals.
Chapter 9. Alkaloids.
Chapter 10. Non-Alkaloid Plant Products.
Chapter 11. Plant Product Analogues and Compounds Derived From Them.
Section II Biochemicals.
Chapter 12. The Origins Of Hormone Therapy.
Chapter 13. Neurohormones.
Chapter 14. Peptide Hormones.
Chapter 15. Sex Hormones.
Chapter 16. Adrenal Cortex Hormones.
Chapter 17. Prostaglandins.
Chapter 18. Hormone Analogues.
Chapter 19. Vitamins.
Chapter 20. Antimetabolites.
Chapter 21. Blood and Biological Products.
Section III Drugs from Microorganisms.
Chapter 22. Antibiotics.
Chapter 23. Antibiotic Analogues.
Chapter 24. Pharmacodynamic Agents from Microorganisms.
Chapter 25. Analogues of Pharmacodynamic Agents from Fungi.
PART 3: SYNTHETIC DRUGS.
Chapter 26. The First Synthetic Drugs and Their Analogues.
Chapter 27. Drugs Originating from the Screening of Dyes.
Chapter 28. Drugs Originating from the Screening of Organic Chemicals.
Chapter 29. Drugs Discovered through Serendipitous Observations Involving Humans.
Chapter 30. Drugs Disocvered through Serendipity in the Laboratory.
Chapter 31. Concluding Remarks.
Index.
This book answers so many questions about where medications come from. Drug discovery has a rich history, and it is difficult to find any information. This book is fantastic!!By Vicki
VC RPh
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