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A thorough examination of the chemistry and history of ten prominent prescription drugs.
List of contents
- Table of Contents
- CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
- Chapter 1 Atorvastatin Calcium (Lipitor)
- Chapter 2 Clopidogrel (Plavix)
- Chapter 3 Amlodipine (Novasc)
- CANCER DRUGS
- Chapter 4 Paclitaxel (Taxol)
- Chapter 5 Imatinib (Gleevec)
- DRUGS FOR METABOLIC DISEASES
- Chapter 6 Sitagliptin (Januvia)
- CNS DRUGS
- Chapter 7 Sertraline (Cymbalta)
- Chapter 8 Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
- DRUGS TO TREAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Chapter 9 Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi)
- ULCER DRUGS
- Chapter 10 Esomeprazole (Nexium)
About the author
Jie Jack Li is a medicinal chemist who worked at Bristol Myers Squibb. He is currently an associate professor at University of San Francisco. He is an expert on drug discovery, and has published several books on the subject, including Blockbuster Drugs: The Rise and Decline of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Oxford University Press, 2014), Triumph of the Heart: The Story of Statins (Oxford University Press, 2009), and Modern Organic Synthesis in the Laboratory (Oxford University Press, 2007).
Summary
A thorough examination of the chemistry and history of ten prominent prescription drugs.
