Download or read book Uses of Inorganic Chemistry in Medicine written by Nicholas Farrell and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This comprehensive presentation on the subject of metal-based drugs investigates the chemical and biological studies on the clinically used agents of lithium, gold and platinum. It focuses not only on those clinical agents in current use but also on new drugs and uses. highlighting the research on prospective new drugs based on vanadium and manganese. The coverage allows a clear distinction between pharmacodynamic and therapeutic properties of metal-based drugs. This book fills an important niche, bridging bioinorganic and medicinal chemistry.