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Li, Jie Jack.

Triumph of the heart : the story of statins / Jie Jack Li. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xvii, 201 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-188) and index.

Cholesterol -- Genesis of statins -- Merck's triumph -- Discovery of Lipitor -- Development of Lipitor -- To market, to market -- Baycol, Crestor, and drugs beyond statins -- Reflections.

Prologue. 1. Cholesterol. 2. Genesis of Statins. 3. Merck's Triumph. 4. Discovery of Lipitor. 5. Development of Lipitor. 6. To Market, To Market. 7. Baycol, Crestor, and Drugs beyond Statins. 8. Reflections. Appendix. Trademarks of the Drugs. Bibliography and Notes. Index.

ISBN: 9780198043515 (electronic bk.) 0198043511 (electronic bk.) 9780195323573 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0195323572 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Standard No.: 9786611998486

Source: 199848 MIL

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Statins (Cardiovascular agents)--History.
Drugs--Design.
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--history
Coronary Disease--drug therapy
Drug Design
Drug Industry--history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Statines--Histoire.
Médicaments--Conception.
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
Médecine--Histoire--21e siècle.
MEDICAL--Pharmacology.
Statins (Cardiovascular agents)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: RM666.S714 / L5 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 615/.718

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2009 D-834 QU 11.1 / L693t 2009