Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 How drugs work
- 2 From penicillin to Prozac: introducing pharmaceutical drugs
- 3 Fighting infection
- 4 The hormonal revolution
- 5 Cardiovascular drugs: protecting the heart and brain
- 6 The problem of pain
- 7 The cancer challenge
- 8 Drugs for the mind
- 9 Drugs of recreation and addiction
- 10 Natural alternatives: vitamins, minerals and herbs
- 11 In the pipeline: gene-based medicine
- Bibliography
- Index
Acknowledgements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 How drugs work
- 2 From penicillin to Prozac: introducing pharmaceutical drugs
- 3 Fighting infection
- 4 The hormonal revolution
- 5 Cardiovascular drugs: protecting the heart and brain
- 6 The problem of pain
- 7 The cancer challenge
- 8 Drugs for the mind
- 9 Drugs of recreation and addiction
- 10 Natural alternatives: vitamins, minerals and herbs
- 11 In the pipeline: gene-based medicine
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Magic MoleculesHow Drugs Work, pp. ix - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998