Strong Medicine: Chemistry at the Pharmacy (Science in Our World Ser.)

This book is a part of a set of teacher guides designed to introduce students to the concepts and processes of the food industry and to relate these concepts to the consumer products students encounter daily. Hand-on, problem-solving activities help connect science lessons with real life. This book provides overviews of the tools used in the medical profession and discusses the development of pharmaceutical agents, or drugs, to cure and prevent diseases, control physiological processes and conditions, and alleviate discomfort.