Jie Jack Li

Top Drugs

Their History, Pharmacology, and Syntheses

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough examination of the chemistry and history of ten prominent prescription drugs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780199362585
• ISBN-10: 0199362580
• Artikelnr.: 47865613

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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)