| Description |
296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable, century-spanning history, and you can trace the evolution of our culture and the practice of medicine. |
| Contents |
Introduction: 50,000 pills -- The joy plant -- Lady Mary's monster -- The Mickey Finn -- How to soothe your cough with heroin -- Magic bullets -- The least explored territory on the planet -- Interlude: The golden age -- Sex, drugs, and more drugs -- The enchanted ring -- Statins: a personal story - A perfection of blood -- Epilogue: The future of drugs. |
| Subject(S) |
Medicine -- History.
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Pharmacology -- History.
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Pharmaceutical technology -- History.
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| Added Title |
10 drugs |
| ISBN |
9781419734403 (hardcover) |
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1419734407 (hardcover) |
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