[e-drug] 46 drugs that changed the world?

["Wilbert Bannenberg" <wjb@wxs.nl>]

E-DRUG: 46 drugs that changed the world?
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[Crossposted from IP-Health with thanks. Copied as fair use. WB]

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/index.html

The June 20, 2005  C & E News  is a special issue on , 46  drugs, with
names from A to Z, which  have "changed our world." The  feature beings
with a look  at growth & development of the pharmaceutical industry,
from its origins  to the present day, followed by  an article on each of
the  specific drugs. For some, there is additional information available
on the C& E News website.

Covered in each article  is specific information on the  use, R & D
origins, patent aspects, pricing and sales,  future prospectus, and
more, for each named drug.

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Joana Ramos <joaninha@comcast.net>


PS, the top-40 are:

Allegra 
Aspirin and NSAIDs 
AZT 
Botox 
Cisplatin 
Crixivan 
Cyclosporine 
Digoxin 
Erythropoietin 
Ether 
Fentanyl 
Fluoride 
Fosamax 
Hydrocortisone 
Insulin 
Isonizid 
Ivermectin 
L-Dopa 
Librium 
Lovastatin 
Medical marijuana 
6-Mercaptopurine 
Methadone 
Morphine 
Oral contraceptives 
Oxytocin 
Penicillin 
Phenobarbital 
Premarin 
Prontosil 
Prozac 
Quinine 
Ritalin 
Rituxan 
RU-486 
Salbutamol 
Salvarsan 
Tagamet 
Taxol 
Thalidomide 
Thorazine 
Thyroxine 
Vaccines 
Viagra 
Vioxx 
Vitamins