Chapter 1 Before the Age of Blockbuster DrugsChapter 2 The Beginning of an Era - The First Blockbuster Drug TagametChapter 3 More Blockbuster Drugs for UlcerChapter 4 Antihistamines as Allergy MedicinesChapter 5 Blood Thinners, From Heparin to PlavixChapter 6 Conquest of Pain—Analgesics: from Morphine to LyricaChapter 7 LessonsBibliographyAppendixIndex
Jie Jack Li was a drug discovery chemist at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. He is the author of Triumph of the Heart: The Story of Statins (Oxford, 2009), Modern Organic Synthesis in the Laboratory (Oxford, 2007), and Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories Behind the Drugs We Use (Oxford, 2006).
Recipient of the 2015 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award.
"Once again, with his latest book, Jack Li has produced a
wonderfully fascinating and rich history of the so-called
'Blockbuster Drugs.' From the treatment of ulcers and acid reflux,
to the control of allergies, and the conquest of pain, Dr. Li
weaves a beautiful tale of these extraordinary medicines, familiar
to all. The book is full of detail, with an extensive bibliography,
and, for the molecular connoisseur, includes chemical structures in
the Appendix.
Dr. Li is rapidly becoming a premiere figure for writing about
medicines for the educated population!" -- Gordon W. Gribble, The
Dartmouth Professor of Chemistry, Dartmouth University
"This enjoyable book describes more than a century of progress in
the development of many major new medicines for the treatment of
human illness. It provides deep insights into the process of
innovation and also the remarkable individuals responsible for it.
The accounts are understandable to the non-scientist but also
valuable to researchers and practitioners of modern medicine. There
is a nice balance between the human, historical and medical sides
of drug
discovery -- one of the most consequential activities of our
times." -- E.J. Corey, Nobel Laureate, Harvard University
"Jie Jack Li takes us through the ages of pharmaceuticals in this
informative and engaging book. Professor Li links the medical world
with its much broader cultural background in a way that will appeal
to many. If you are interested in the past, present, and future of
the medicines you take and the background to their production, look
no further than this book." --New York Journal of Books
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