Triumph of the heart [[electronic resource] ] : the story of statins / / Jie Jack Li |
Autore | Li Jie Jack |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
Disciplina | 615/.718 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Statins (Cardiovascular agents) - History
Anticholesteremic agents |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756250-7
0-19-988665-2 1-281-99848-6 9786611998486 0-19-804351-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1 Cholesterol; The Janus-Faced Molecule; One of the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Hitler's Gift; The Framingham Heart Study; The Receptor; 2 Genesis of Statins; Early Cholesterol Drugs; Nicotinic acid; Resins; Fibrates; I Refuse to Sign Th is Report!; Birth of Statins; Endo's discovery of the first statin; The fate of mevastatin; Endo's fate; How do statins work?; 3 Merck's Triumph; Merck; Humble beginnings; George W. Merck; Penicillin; Cortisone; Streptomycin; Glorious history; Mevacor and Zocor; The poor Greek immigrant kid
PreludeDiscovery; Halt!; Triumph; The Company, the Drugs, and the Inventors Today; 4 Discovery of Lipitor; Splendid History; Parke, Davis & Company; Dilantin; Chloromycetin; The pill; Lopid; Roger S. Newton; Bruce D. Roth; The Discovery of Lipitor; Shoulders of giants; The first success . . . and disappointment; The second refrain; CI-971; CI-981; 5 Development of Lipitor; Checkered Life; Chiral or Not, You Have to Make It First; Clinical Trials-Divine Providence?; Canter and the FDA; What's in a Name?; A Marketing Partner; 6 To Market, to Market; Pfizer Inc. The small drug firm in Brooklyn made bigPenicillin; Drugs of its own; Windfall: The Era of Blockbusters; Viagra; Zoloft; Diflucan; Zithromax; Norvasc; The Merger; PROVE-IT; The Patent Litigation; 7 Baycol, Crestor, and Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; The Story of Baycol; Crestor; Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; Zetia and Vytorin; Torcetrapib, a bitter disappointment; ApoA-1 Milano and Newton; 8 Reflections; Triumph of the Heart; Statins set a high standard in efficacy; Statins set a high standard in safety; Statins set a high standard in financial benefits The Drug Industry and the Blockbuster ModelAppendix: Drug Names; Notes and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454399103321 |
Li Jie Jack | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Triumph of the heart [[electronic resource] ] : the story of statins / / Jie Jack Li |
Autore | Li Jie Jack |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
Disciplina | 615/.718 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Statins (Cardiovascular agents) - History
Anticholesteremic agents |
ISBN |
0-19-756250-7
0-19-988665-2 1-281-99848-6 9786611998486 0-19-804351-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1 Cholesterol; The Janus-Faced Molecule; One of the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Hitler's Gift; The Framingham Heart Study; The Receptor; 2 Genesis of Statins; Early Cholesterol Drugs; Nicotinic acid; Resins; Fibrates; I Refuse to Sign Th is Report!; Birth of Statins; Endo's discovery of the first statin; The fate of mevastatin; Endo's fate; How do statins work?; 3 Merck's Triumph; Merck; Humble beginnings; George W. Merck; Penicillin; Cortisone; Streptomycin; Glorious history; Mevacor and Zocor; The poor Greek immigrant kid
PreludeDiscovery; Halt!; Triumph; The Company, the Drugs, and the Inventors Today; 4 Discovery of Lipitor; Splendid History; Parke, Davis & Company; Dilantin; Chloromycetin; The pill; Lopid; Roger S. Newton; Bruce D. Roth; The Discovery of Lipitor; Shoulders of giants; The first success . . . and disappointment; The second refrain; CI-971; CI-981; 5 Development of Lipitor; Checkered Life; Chiral or Not, You Have to Make It First; Clinical Trials-Divine Providence?; Canter and the FDA; What's in a Name?; A Marketing Partner; 6 To Market, to Market; Pfizer Inc. The small drug firm in Brooklyn made bigPenicillin; Drugs of its own; Windfall: The Era of Blockbusters; Viagra; Zoloft; Diflucan; Zithromax; Norvasc; The Merger; PROVE-IT; The Patent Litigation; 7 Baycol, Crestor, and Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; The Story of Baycol; Crestor; Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; Zetia and Vytorin; Torcetrapib, a bitter disappointment; ApoA-1 Milano and Newton; 8 Reflections; Triumph of the Heart; Statins set a high standard in efficacy; Statins set a high standard in safety; Statins set a high standard in financial benefits The Drug Industry and the Blockbuster ModelAppendix: Drug Names; Notes and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782880803321 |
Li Jie Jack | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Triumph of the heart : the story of statins / / Jie Jack Li |
Autore | Li Jie Jack |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
Disciplina | 615/.718 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Statins (Cardiovascular agents) - History
Anticholesteremic agents |
ISBN |
0-19-756250-7
0-19-988665-2 1-281-99848-6 9786611998486 0-19-804351-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; 1 Cholesterol; The Janus-Faced Molecule; One of the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Hitler's Gift; The Framingham Heart Study; The Receptor; 2 Genesis of Statins; Early Cholesterol Drugs; Nicotinic acid; Resins; Fibrates; I Refuse to Sign Th is Report!; Birth of Statins; Endo's discovery of the first statin; The fate of mevastatin; Endo's fate; How do statins work?; 3 Merck's Triumph; Merck; Humble beginnings; George W. Merck; Penicillin; Cortisone; Streptomycin; Glorious history; Mevacor and Zocor; The poor Greek immigrant kid
PreludeDiscovery; Halt!; Triumph; The Company, the Drugs, and the Inventors Today; 4 Discovery of Lipitor; Splendid History; Parke, Davis & Company; Dilantin; Chloromycetin; The pill; Lopid; Roger S. Newton; Bruce D. Roth; The Discovery of Lipitor; Shoulders of giants; The first success . . . and disappointment; The second refrain; CI-971; CI-981; 5 Development of Lipitor; Checkered Life; Chiral or Not, You Have to Make It First; Clinical Trials-Divine Providence?; Canter and the FDA; What's in a Name?; A Marketing Partner; 6 To Market, to Market; Pfizer Inc. The small drug firm in Brooklyn made bigPenicillin; Drugs of its own; Windfall: The Era of Blockbusters; Viagra; Zoloft; Diflucan; Zithromax; Norvasc; The Merger; PROVE-IT; The Patent Litigation; 7 Baycol, Crestor, and Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; The Story of Baycol; Crestor; Cholesterol Drugs beyond Statins; Zetia and Vytorin; Torcetrapib, a bitter disappointment; ApoA-1 Milano and Newton; 8 Reflections; Triumph of the Heart; Statins set a high standard in efficacy; Statins set a high standard in safety; Statins set a high standard in financial benefits The Drug Industry and the Blockbuster ModelAppendix: Drug Names; Notes and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824139503321 |
Li Jie Jack | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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