8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Examples of the Impact of Chemistry on Medicine—in Raw Numbers and inSocial Terms
8.1.2 Chapter Aim
8.1.3 Versatility of Medicinal Chemistry
8.1.4 Current Trends in Drug Development
8.1.5 Drug Safety: A Lesson from the Past
8.1.6 Where Next?
8.2 Pain Management
8.2.1 Aspirin
8.2.2 Morphine
8.3 Inflammation Management
8.3.1 Glucocorticoids
8.3.2 The Steroid Story
8.3.3 Closing Remarks
8.4 Psychotherapeutic Agents
8.4.1 Antidepressants
8.4.2 Closing Remarks
8.5 Hormonal Contraceptives
8.5.1 Pearls on the Pill
8.5.2 Prelude to the Pill
8.5.3 Conceiving the Pill
8.5.4 Closing Remarks: The Power of the Pill
8.6 Insulin
8.6.1 Insulin and Diabetes
8.6.2 Life with Diabetes in the Past
8.6.3 Prelude to the Discovery of Insulin
8.6.4 Discovery of Insulin
8.6.5 Making the Experiments Work
8.6.6 Getting the Elixir Right
8.6.7 First Diabetes Patients on Insulin
8.6.8 Getting the Nobel Prize: ResentmentsResolved
8.6.9 Romantic Stories behind the MassProduction of Insulin
8.6.10 Lab-Grown Human Insulin
8.6.11 Closing Remarks: The Impact of Insulin
