Molecules and medicine

There is a common misconception that GPs make their patients better. In fact most patients will recover from illnesses courtesy of their immune systems, but if drugs are needed then you could say that chemists make people better.  

Whether it is amoxicillin or vancomycin for bacterial infections, acyclovir (Zovirax) for herpes, Becotide for asthma, or tamoxifen (Novaldex) for breast cancer, these are all molecules made by chemists and they are all medicines. These and some 100 other fascinating molecules are the subjects of this book.