The Art of Drug Synthesis illustrates how chemistry, biology,pharmacokinetics, and a host of other disciplines come together toproduce successful medicines. The authors have compiled acollection of 21 representative categories of drugs, from whichthey have selected as examples many of the best-selling drugs onthe market today. An introduction to each drug is provided, as wellas background to the biology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, anddrug metabolism, followed by a detailed account of the drugsynthesis.* Edited by prominent scientists working in drug discovery forPfizer* Meets the needs of a growing community of researchers inpharmaceutical R&D* Provides a useful guide for practicing pharmaceuticalscientists as well as a text for medicinal chemistry students* An excellent follow-up to the very successful first book bythese editors, Contemporary Drug Synthesis, but with all newtherapeutic categories and drugs discussed.