Synthesis of Best-Seller Drugs, Second Edition provides detailed information on the most popular drugs, using a practical layout arranged according to drug type. Each chapter reviews the main drugs in each of nearly 40 key therapeutic areas, also examining their classification, novel structural features, models of action, and synthesis. Of high interest to all those who work in the captivating areas of biologically active compounds and medicinal drug synthesis, in particular medicinal chemists, biochemists, and pharmacologists, the book aims to support current research efforts, while also encouraging future developments in this important field.
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Table of Contents
1. General Anesthetics2. Local Anesthetics
3. Analgesics
4. Soporific Agents (Hypnotics and Sedative Drugs)
5. Anxiolytics (Tranquilizers)
6. Antipsychotics
7. Antidepressants
8. Central Nervous System Stimulants
9. Antiepileptic Drugs
10. Antiparkinsonian Drugs
11. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Drugs
12. Adrenoblockers
13. Cholinomimetics
14. Anticholinergic Drugs
15. Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
16. Antihistamine Drugs
17. Cardiotonic Inotropic Drugs
18. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
19. Antianginal Drugs
20. Hypolipidemic and Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
21. Diuretics
22. Antihypertensive Drugs
23. Drugs for Treating Respiratory System Diseases
24. Antithrombotic Drugs (Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Thrombolytics)
25. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
26. Hyperglycemic and Hypoglycemic Drugs
27. Steroid Hormones
28. Antineoplastic Agents
29. Immunopharmacological Drugs
30. Antibiotics
31. Antibacterial Drugs
32. Antimicobacterial Drugs
33. Antifungal Drugs
34. Antiviral Drugs
35. Drugs for Treating Protozoan Infections
36. Anthelmintics
37. Proton Pump Inhibitors
38. Drugs for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
39. Anti-obesity drugs
Authors
Ruben Vardanyan Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona Gayane Vardanyan Professor of Biochemistry Department, Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia.Gayane Vardanyan Professor of Biochemistry Department, Yerevan State Medical University, teaching a general course in biochemistry.
She conducts studies on the neurochemical mechanisms of pain, investigates the functioning of the brain reward system during formation of obesity, as well as manages research work on the possible role of disturbances in the processes of opioidergic neurotransmission during development of diabetic neuropathy.
