This two volume set provides a comprehensive account of the entire sequence of operations involved in
discovering a drug through the actual delivery of the drug to clinicians and medical practitioners. Includes case studies of the discovery of erythromycin
analogs (antibiotics), Tagamet, and Ultiva (remifentanil) Discusses the discovery of agents for the treatment and management of bacterial infections, Parkinson's disease, psoriasis, ulcers and stomach pain, atopic dermatitis, asthma, and cancer Contains chapters on
combinatorial chemistry, molecular biology-based drug discovery, genomics, and chemogenomics The first volume of this set thoroughly describes conceptualizing a drug, creating a