The Art of Drug Synthesis

The Art of Drug Synthesis illustrates how chemistry, biology, pharmacokinetics, and a host of other disciplines come together to produce successful medicines. The authors have compiled a collection of 21 representative categories of drugs, from which they have selected as examples many of the best-selling drugs on the market today. An introduction to each drug is provided, as well as background to the biology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism, followed by a detailed account of the drug synthesis.

• Edited by prominent scientists working in drug discovery for Pfizer
• Meets the needs of a growing community of researchers in pharmaceutical R&D
• Provides a useful guide for practicing pharmaceutical scientists as well as a text for medicinal chemistry students
• An excellent follow-up to the very successful first book by these editors, Contemporary Drug Synthesis, but with all new therapeutic categories and drugs discussed.

Author: Douglas S. Johnson
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.97h x 7.26w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780471752158

About the Author
Douglas S. Johnson, PHD, is a Research Chemist at Pfizer Global Research and Development.

Jie Jack Li, PHD, is a Research Chemist at Pfizer Global Research and Development.