Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We UseOxford University Press, 7 сент. 2006 г. - Всего страниц: 336 The stories behind drug discovery are fascinating, full of human and scientific interest. This is a book on the history of drug discovery that highlights the intellectual splendor of discoverers as well as the human frailty associated them. History is replete with examples of breakthrough medicines that have saved millions of lives. Ether as an anesthetic by Morton; penicillin as an antibiotic by Fleming; and insulin as an anti-diabetic by Banting are just a few examples. The discoverers of these medicines are doubtlessly benefactors to mankind--for instance, without penicillin, 75% of us probably would not be alive because some of our parents or grandparents would have succumbed to infections. Dr. Jack Li, a medicinal chemist who is intimately involved with drug discovery, has assembled an astounding amount of facts and information behind important drugs through extensive literature research and interviews with many inventors of the drugs including Viagra and Lipitor. There have been many myths and inaccuracies associated with those legendary drugs. The inventors perspectives afforded this book an invaluable accuracy and insight because history is not history unless it is true. The text is supplemented by many anecdotes, pictures and postage stamps. Both specialist and layman will find Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor informative and entertaining. Students in chemistry, pharmacy, and medicine, workers in healthcare and high school science teachers will find this book most useful. |
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... . Alexander's landmark report on mustard poisoning infused more momentum into their approach. Subsequent clinical trials in cancer patients were rewarded with positive results. Even today, mechlorethamine is cancer drugs 9.
... . Alexander's landmark report on mustard poisoning infused more momentum into their approach. Subsequent clinical trials in cancer patients were rewarded with positive results. Even today, mechlorethamine is cancer drugs 9.
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... patients. The drug was shown to be relatively safe. Despite tremendous difficulty in procuring enough Taxol— it took about 20,000 pounds of yew tree bark to isolate 1 kilogram of Taxol—the NCI moved forward with the Phase II trials in ...
... patients. The drug was shown to be relatively safe. Despite tremendous difficulty in procuring enough Taxol— it took about 20,000 pounds of yew tree bark to isolate 1 kilogram of Taxol—the NCI moved forward with the Phase II trials in ...
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... patients get well using her drugs and receiving letters from patients and their families. One letter read, “I have a little boy who was diagnosed two years ago with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Since that time, he regularly takes 6 ...
... patients get well using her drugs and receiving letters from patients and their families. One letter read, “I have a little boy who was diagnosed two years ago with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Since that time, he regularly takes 6 ...
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... patients. A few years later, Barlogie reported the results: about 30% of 169 patients who had relapsed after other treatments saw levels of myeloma protein (M-protein) decrease by 50% or more after taking thalidomide. Since the late ...
... patients. A few years later, Barlogie reported the results: about 30% of 169 patients who had relapsed after other treatments saw levels of myeloma protein (M-protein) decrease by 50% or more after taking thalidomide. Since the late ...
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... patients taking tamoxifen are 45% less likely to get breast cancer. This was the first time an anticancer drug was being used specifically to prevent breast cancer in susceptible patients. Tamoxifen is now used as a first-line agent for ...
... patients taking tamoxifen are 45% less likely to get breast cancer. This was the first time an anticancer drug was being used specifically to prevent breast cancer in susceptible patients. Tamoxifen is now used as a first-line agent for ...
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2 Drugs to Kill Germs | 43 |
From Nitroglycerin to Lipitor | 75 |
4 Sex and Drugs | 103 |
5 Drugs of the Mind | 129 |
6 Diabetes Drugs | 165 |
7 Anesthetics | 187 |
8 AntiInflammatory Drugs | 213 |
9 Reflections | 241 |
Chemical Structures | 245 |
Trademarks of the Drugs | 277 |
Bibliography | 281 |
Index | 295 |
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Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Ограниченный просмотр - 2006 |
Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Ограниченный просмотр - 2006 |
Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories Behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Ограниченный просмотр - 2006 |
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