Drug discovery : a history

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Title:

Drug discovery : a history

Author:

Sneader, Walter.

ISBN:

9780471899792

9780471899808

Personal Author:

Sneader, Walter.

Publication Information:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.

Physical Description:

viii, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The prehistoric period -- Ch. 3. Pre-hellenic civilisations -- Ch. 4. Greece and Rome -- Ch. 5. The Arab world -- Ch. 6. Herbals -- Ch. 7. Chemical medicines -- Ch. 8. Systematic medicine -- Ch. 9. Alkaloids -- Ch. 10. Non-alkaloidal plant products -- Ch. 11. Plant product analogues and compounds derived from them -- Ch. 12. The origins of hormone therapy -- Ch. 13. Neurohormones -- Ch. 14. Peptide hormones -- Ch. 15. Sex hormones -- Ch. 16. Adrenal cortex hormones -- Ch. 17. Prostaglandins -- Ch. 18. Hormone analogues -- Ch. 19. Vitamins -- Ch. 20. Antimetabolites -- Ch. 21. Blood and biological products -- Ch. 22. Antibiotics -- Ch. 23. Antibiotic analogues -- Ch. 24. Pharmacodynamic agents from micro-organisms -- Ch. 25. Analogues of pharmacodynamic agents from fungi -- Ch. 26. The first synthetic drugs and their analogues -- Ch. 27. Drugs originating from the screening of dyes.

Ch. 28. Drugs originating from the screening of organic chemicals -- Ch. 29. Drugs discovered through serendipitous observations involving humans -- Ch. 30. Drugs discovered through serendipity in the laboratory -- Ch. 31. Concluding remarks.

Subject Term:

Pharmacy -- History.

Drug development -- History.

Pharmacognosy -- History.

Pharmaceutical Preparations -- history.

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Summary

Written by a leading authority with an excellent reputation and ability for writing a good narrative, Drug Discovery: A History is a far cry from simply a list of chemical structures.

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