[movies]

There's a very interesting series in the latest Chemical & Engineering News that highlights some of the most prominent pharmaceuticals in existence.  Some are common (aspirin), others infamous (thalidomide), but all are important.  I recommend that everyone take a look!  Access should be free for everyone.

Link to the introduction:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/index.html

And to the list:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/8325list.html

[Benzene265]

I can't believe sodium pentathol didn't make it.  Sure, ether was first, but is it mistakenly known as the Truth Serum?  I think not.

[lemonoman]

Viagra is listed as a "Vasodilator" - not a "hardener" lol  

[Custos]

Thanks for posting the links. Interesting that Vioxx is on the list given that it has been withdraw over safety concerns. I would have thought that Relenza or Tamiflu might have got a mention under anti-virals as well -- they haven't changed the world (yet) I suppose other than give us a defence against an influenza pandemic... like the Spanish flue in 1927 (I think?) that killed 20 million people.

[pantone159]

Interesting that at least one of the substances on the list is classified by the US Government as "having no currently accepted medical use".