02591nam 2200469 450 991067651250332120231004190040.097866102417120-470-01553-5(OCoLC)154714913(CKB)1000000000376644(NjHacI)991000000000376644(EXLCZ)99100000000037664420231004d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDrug Discovery - A History /Walter SneaderWeinheim :John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,2005.1 online resource (468 pages)0-471-89979-8 The prehistoric period -- Pre-Hellenic civilisations -- Greece and Rome -- The Arab world -- Herbals -- Chemical medicines -- Systematic medicine -- Alkaloids -- Non-alkaloidal plant products -- Plant product analogues and compounds derived from them -- The origins of hormone therapy -- Neurohormones -- Peptide hormones -- Sex hormones -- Adrenal cortex hormones -- Prostaglandins -- Hormone analogues -- Vitamins -- Antimetabolites -- Blood and biological products -- Antibiotics -- Antibiotic analogues -- Pharmacodynamic agents from micro-organisms -- Analogues of pharmacodynamic agents from fungi -- The first synthetic drugs and their analogues -- Drugs originating from the screening of dyes -- Drugs originating from the screening of organic chemicals -- Drugs discovered through serendipitous observations involving humans -- Drugs discovered through serendipity in the laboratory --.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.DRUG DISCOVERYDrug developmentHistoryPharmaceuticalPreparations-historyPharmacognosyHistoryPharmacyHistoryDrug developmentHistory.PharmaceuticalPreparations-history.PharmacognosyHistory.PharmacyHistory.615.19Sneader Walter95977NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910676512503321Drug Discovery - A History3068266UNINA