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[PharmasaurusRx]

I've just finished my first year studying pharmacy and have a few weeks to kill before my summer placement starts. I was wondering if anyone could recommend an interesting pharmacy/medicine based book to read? I'm currently reading Pihkal and finding it very enjoyable!


Thanks!

[mazhiy]

im trying to do the same thing as a second year student, depends on what your course requires, im at nottingham and our course is relatively industry based, speak to your lecturers maybe?

[sleather1]

Lippincot's Pharmacology. Can kill some time and set a good foundation for clinical sciences/therapeutics
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[johnep]

A good read is the story of aspirin, forgotten the details, will look on amazon. Should be able to get from local library(may have to reserve).
johnep

[johnep]

Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug [Hardcover]
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Local library should be able to get for you. There is also a novel based on Bazalgettes london sewer. Read both these while on a Saga cruise.
johnep

[PharmasaurusRx]

Thanks !

I had already considered the aspirin one, but wasn't sure if it would be a good read, but I'll definitely look into it now. I found an old copy of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics on ebay for a couple of pounds and am waiting for it to be posted.

[hibernia]

You are on your holidays, read some novels and turn yourself into a well-rounded individual. Interesting as the story of aspirin is your workmates won't want to chat about it at tea-break.
Read all the celebrity magazines (camp out for a while in a dentist's waiting room) and watch the soaps and you'll fit right in.

[johnep]

THe story of aspirin is almost a novel in its own right. Bayer does not come out well. Me, I love Biographical stories, currently reading about The Lighthouse Stevensons and the Periodic Table by Scerri. The latter is a bit heavy going in parts, but shows that scientists are prone to all the sins of the rest of the human race.
johnep

[PharmasaurusRx]

I have a few good novels to get through already, but I want to broaden my pharmacy knowedge and not just by using textbooks. I've worked in a pharmacy for a few years and although everyone likes to gossip, we can still hold an intelligent conversation!

[Nik]

What about the story of discovery of LSD and Albert Hoffmann ? Pretty interesting stuff.