LEADER 02591nam 2200469 450 001 9910676512503321 005 20231004190040.0 010 $a9786610241712 010 $a0-470-01553-5 035 $a(OCoLC)154714913 035 $a(CKB)1000000000376644 035 $a(NjHacI)991000000000376644 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000376644 100 $a20231004d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDrug Discovery - A History /$fWalter Sneader 210 1$aWeinheim :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (468 pages) 311 $a0-471-89979-8 327 $aThe 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 --. 330 $aConsiders 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. 531 $aDRUG DISCOVERY 606 $aDrug development$xHistory 606 $aPharmaceutical$xPreparations-history 606 $aPharmacognosy$xHistory 606 $aPharmacy$xHistory 615 0$aDrug development$xHistory. 615 0$aPharmaceutical$xPreparations-history. 615 0$aPharmacognosy$xHistory. 615 0$aPharmacy$xHistory. 676 $a615.19 700 $aSneader$b Walter$095977 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910676512503321 996 $aDrug Discovery - A History$93068266 997 $aUNINA