Blockbuster drugs : the rise and fall of the pharmaceutical industry / Jie Jack Li.

  • Li, Jie Jack
Date:
[2014]
  • Books

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Description

"This book uses the cases of several landmark drugs to discuss the history of the pharmaceutical industry, and discusses what could be next"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Physical description

xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents

Before the age of blockbuster drugs -- Beginning of an era : the first blockbuster drug, Tagamet -- More blockbuster drugs for ulcers : Prilosec, Nexium, and other proton-pump inhibitors -- Antihistamines as allergy drugs -- Blood thinners : from Heparin to Plavix -- Conquest of pain : analgesics : from morphine to Lyrica -- Reflections.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    IH.UM.6
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780199737680
  • 0199737681