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020			_z9780521584142 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aRM301.15 _b.A43 1998
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100	1		_aAldridge, Susan, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMagic molecules : _bhow drugs work / _cSusan Aldridge.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1998.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Feb 2016).
505	0	0	_tHow drugs work -- _tFrom penicillin to Prozac: introducing pharmaceutical drugs -- _tFighting infection -- _tThe Hormonal revolution -- _tCardiovascular drugs: protecting the heart and brain -- _tThe Problem of pain -- _tThe Cancer challenge -- _tDrugs for the mind -- _tDrugs of recreation and addiction -- _tNatural alternatives: vitamins, minerals and herbs -- _tIn the pipeline: gene-based medicine.
520			_aAll of us are drug users, in the broadest sense of the word. Drugs can be medicines, they can be used for pleasure, and they can also be used to protect our long-term health. It is important that we are well informed about the drugs we use - how they work, their benefits and their risks. This book is a unique guide for the general science reader to the drugs of everyday life - from the main types of medicine through to recreational drugs and food supplements. It looks at how drugs interact with their targets in the body, where they come from, how they are developed and what drugs to expect in the future. All the major pharmaceutical medicines are reviewed - painkillers, antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, anti depressants, heart drugs, tranquillizers and hormones. However this book is much more than a consumer handbook - it also conveys the fascinating science of drug discovery in an easily accessible way.
650		0	_aDrugs _xMechanism of action _vPopular works.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521584142
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511581700
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