Synthesis of Best-Seller Drugs

Synthesis of Best-Seller Drugs, Second Edition provides detailed information on the most popular drugs, using a practical layout arranged according to drug type. Each chapter reviews the main drugs in each of nearly 40 key therapeutic areas, also examining their classification, novel structural features, models of action, and synthesis. Of high interest to all those who work in the captivating areas of biologically active compounds and medicinal drug synthesis, in particular medicinal chemists, biochemists, and pharmacologists, the book aims to support current research efforts, while also encouraging future developments in this important field. - Over 500 detailed synthetic routes to manufacture drugs are included- Describes the methods of synthesis, bioactivity and related drugs for all drug types- Examines the chemistry and mode of action of over 700 drugs