Drugs: A Very Short Introduction
Author:   Les Iversen (Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
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9780198745792


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   23 June 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Les Iversen (Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 11.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 17.40cm
Weight:   0.131kg
ISBN:  

9780198745792


ISBN 10:   0198745796
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   23 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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List of illustrations 1: History 2: How drugs work 3: Drugs as medicines 4: Recreational drugs 5: Making new medicines 6: What can we expect in the 21st Century? References Further reading Index

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Les Iversen is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford. He was director of the MRC Neurochemical Pharmacology Unit in Cambridge (1970-1983) and then Vice-President of Neuroscience for the American pharmaceutical company Merck Inc (1983-1995). He is best known for his work on the role of monoamine transport mechanisms in the inactivation of monoamines in the brain, and as targets for psychoactive drugs. His previous books include The Science of Marijuana, 2nd Edition (OUP USA, 2007) and Speed, Ecstacy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines (OUP, 2008).

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