Inside Medicines by Design

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Cover of Medicines by Design publication.

Basic principles plus cutting-edge research
In every chapter
- Labeled illustrations
- "Got It?" review questions

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Table of Content of Medicines by Design publication.

Read about
- ABCs of pharmacology
- Metabolism
- Drugs from nature
- Clinical research
- Medicines for the future

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A drug's life in the body. Medicines taken by mouth (oral) pass through the liver before they are absorbed into the bloodstream. Other forms of drug administration bypass the liver, entering the blood directly.

Learn about
- Different routes of drug administration
- How medicines work in the body

See http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/medbydesign/chapter1.html#c1

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Careers in pharmacology

Read about

Careers in pharmacology
Where pharmacologists work
What pharmacologists do

See http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/medbydesign/future.html

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What Readers Have to Say About Medicines By Design

“Excellent. I will use it in my class.”
—High-school teacher, Florida

“Easy to read without insulting one’s intelligence.”
“Very informative for my pharmacy classes—many want to go into research now.”
—Vocational-school instructor, Louisiana

“Completely held my interest—much better than Internet research.”
“Very understandable compared to college textbooks.”
“Definitely reinforces my feelings about becoming a research scientist one day.”
—College student, Maryland

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