History of Drugs (Great Discoveries Extending Human Life Since Modern Times): Spine or cover damage

Author: (German) Boymüller, translated by Zhang Rongchang
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Publishing Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Classic examples from 28 world-renowned pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer, Schering-Plough, Beringer, and Hoechst, as well as precious recollections from several Nobel laureates and over a dozen distinguished medical scientists. A rich portrayal of the arduous development of modern medicines, as major pharmaceutical companies gradually open their doors. Failures and hopes, competition and cooperation, harshness and humanity—a little-known world is revealed before us. This book describes the relentless struggle between humans and diseases in countless laboratories and clinics, though these advancements, especially for those involved, came agonizingly slowly. The fate of many drugs often depends on a detailed understanding of the disease process during "drug design," making expensive basic research, particularly in molecular biology, increasingly crucial. University and industrial research institutions must transcend all boundaries and collaborate more closely in this regard. This book chronicles the creation of the most famous modern medicines and the arduous struggles of the researchers who successfully developed them. The emerging, terrifying diseases, humanity's desire and efforts to conquer them, and the various obstacles faced in overcoming challenges form the tone of the book. It lists nearly all major diseases since modern times, revealing the secrets behind the closed doors of major pharmaceutical groups and the intense competition among researchers, thereby outlining significant issues of medical responsibility and ethics. It is not only a vivid popular science book but also an excellent read on human culture. This book allows us to glimpse a rather unfamiliar world, one that has profoundly influenced our daily lives.