Description
The development of Valium by Roche Pharmaceutical and all of the benzodiazepine group of active substances used to be a few of the greatest accomplishments in 20th-century pharmacology.
Good Chemistry combines a detailed account of this momentous development with an interesting biography of Leo Sternbach, the intense chemist who invented Valium and whose achievements heralded the start of a new era in research and therapeutics. This thought-provoking biographical history:
- Tells the fascinating life story of one of the most 20th century’s premier chemists
- Traces the developments that resulted in the discovery of Valium
- Provides a cultural history of Valium and its have an effect on on society