Drugs : synonyms and properties / edited by G.W.A. Milne.
"This title was first published in 2000: Drugs play an important role throughout the world. In industrialized countries where a formal approval process governs the introduction of new medicinal agents, thousands of chemicals are in use as drugs. This book provides a detailed picture of this mar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2018.
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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| Summary: | "This title was first published in 2000: Drugs play an important role throughout the world. In industrialized countries where a formal approval process governs the introduction of new medicinal agents, thousands of chemicals are in use as drugs. This book provides a detailed picture of this marketplace. Grouped by their medicinal use and biological activity, 8,000 drugs in common use around the world are described. For each, the chemical name and a list of trade names and synonyms are provided; the CAS Registry Number and the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (EINECS) Number are given; the physical properties of each compound are described, and the known biological activity and indicated applications are presented. Indexes, including a master index of name and synonyms, are appended. This compendium should be valuable to physicians, research chemists, biologists and the lay public who, with a single synonym for a drug, will be able to quickly find a thumbnail sketch of the essential information concerning the agent"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781315204062 1315204061 9781351789899 1351789899 9781351789905 1351789902 9781351789882 1351789880 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 18, 2018) |