New Drug Discovery and Development readers to the rich interplay of research and serendipity that is responsible for many commonly prescribed drugs today.

Features:

• Major classes of antibiotics used to treat infectious diseases
• Antiviral drugs, including recent antiviral compounds designed to take advantage of new findings concerning the molecular biology of viral infection
• Growth of several classes of analgesics
• Intricate chemical structure of steroids
• Development of compounds designed to lower cholesterol
• Discovery of COX-2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
• Research and development of oral contraceptives

Contents

1. Antibiotics
2. Antiviral Drugs
3. Antihypertensive Agents
4. Lipid Lowering Drugs
5. Centrally Acting Analgesics
6. Nonopiate Analgesic Agents
7. Steroids
8. Histamine
9. From Lab Bench to Pharmacy Shelf

Index

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