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The Evolution of Drug Discovery: From Traditional Medicines to Modern Drugs
Enrique Ravina
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Description for The Evolution of Drug Discovery: From Traditional Medicines to Modern Drugs
Hardcover. Recounting the often spectacular successes and failures of innovative drugs, the reader is taken from the very beginnings of pharmacology to the multibillion dollar business that drugs are today. Highly knowledgeable, richly illustrated, inspiring, and fun to read. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1150.
The discovery and use of medicines is just as fascinating a human scientific endeavor as space flight or the tracing of human evolution. It is also the everyday task of hundreds of thousands of pharmacists, pharmaceutical chemists and researchers worldwide.
Based on his profound knowledge of past and present paradigms in the development of medicines, Enrique Ravina takes the reader from the very beginnings of pharmacology to the multibillion-dollar business it represents today. Recounting the often spectacular successes and failures of innovative drugs as well as the people who discovered them, he brings abstract science to life in anecdotal ... Read more
The discovery and use of medicines is just as fascinating a human scientific endeavor as space flight or the tracing of human evolution. It is also the everyday task of hundreds of thousands of pharmacists, pharmaceutical chemists and researchers worldwide.
Based on his profound knowledge of past and present paradigms in the development of medicines, Enrique Ravina takes the reader from the very beginnings of pharmacology to the multibillion-dollar business it represents today. Recounting the often spectacular successes and failures of innovative drugs as well as the people who discovered them, he brings abstract science to life in anecdotal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1150g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783527326693
SKU
V9783527326693
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Ref
99-2
About Enrique Ravina
Enrique Ravina studied pharmacy at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where he obtained his PhD in 1969 and was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry in 1975. Since 1981 he is Professor of Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the same University. He is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Pharmacy, a founding member of the Spanish Society of Medicinal ... Read more
Reviews for The Evolution of Drug Discovery: From Traditional Medicines to Modern Drugs
"This serves as an excellent companion to many of the popular medicinal chemistry and pharmacology books, and gives students additional insight into the contemporary drug discovery process." (Doody's, 16 March 2012) "The text is well referenced and complete with chemical illustrations. . . Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (Choice, 1 October 2011) "It can be used ... Read more