The story of pharmaceuticals
Subtitle: how they changed the world
By: by Natalie M. Rosinsky.
Series: The world transformed
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780756543150
Subjects: Drugs -- Juvenile literature; Pharmaceutical industry -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Death, disease, and disaster; title: Killing cures and risky remedies; title: Preventing disease: vaccines and antiseptics; title: Real cures: wonder drugs and antibiotics; title: Real relief: reducing pain and fever; title: Rescuing health and happiness: hormone therapy and psychiatric drugs; title: Today's pharmaceuticals: problems and possibilities.