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.

It is edited by prominent scientists working in drug discovery for Pfizer.

It meets the needs of a growing community of researchers in pharmaceutical RandD.

It provides a useful guide for practicing pharmaceutical scientists as well as a text for medicinal chemistry students.

It is 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.