Drug Discovery

Everyone expects something from the drug industry. Physicians and patients, investors, regulators and administrators all have an active interest. Everyone wants to know what makes drugs 'work' medically and economically. Why are drugs so expensive? Is it the drug companies or investors who demand high profits? What governs the pharmacoeconomics? Why are so few diseases treatable?

This is the process of reading the story.

* Co-written by Graham Lees and Tamas Bartfai who have been involved in the development of 20 million people every day
* Opens the windows and the doors of the pharmaceutical industry
* Tells the story of a real research and events
* Provides an objective, lucid account of the successes and failures, shortcomings and constraints of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries
* Gives insights into the development of multiple drugs including cancer and pain
* Balanced, unbiased account of how to translate basic science into drug discovery

Section Headings:
Introduction
Part I. Medicine for Society
Part II. From Basics to Bedside
Part III. The Business of Making & Selling Legal Drugs
Part IV. What Will Matter in Making Medicines?