Modern medicines : the discovery and development of healing drugs / Margery Facklam, Howard Facklam, and Sean M. Grady.

New York : Facts On File, [2004], ©2004.

xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

"Facts on file science library." -- On cover.

Ancient remedies -- A garden of simples -- Patent cures and medicine shows -- Formalizing pharmacology -- A world of wonder drugs -- Preemptive strikes -- Biological systems management -- Miracles in the medicine cabinet -- From the laboratory to the pharmacy -- Producing modern pills and potions -- New uses for old drugs -- When drugs go wrong -- Back to the Garden? -- Herbalists and scientists -- Warning signs -- Drug-resistant germs -- The perils of medicine -- Distribution woes -- Future trends in pharmacology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.