[New Book] 11 Essential Medicines for Humanity

The Financial News reports that a new guide has been published to help readers understand and use medicines correctly. The new book 11 Essential Medicines for Humanity explains how the medicines that are always around us and that we commonly encounter in daily life were developed and how they work.
The book describes medicines that have historically safeguarded human health and improved quality of life. It selects 11 types of drugs, including antiviral medications, contraceptives, hair-loss treatments, gastrointestinal medicines, and antidepressants, and explores how they were created and how they have evolved. It also introduces historical figures and anecdotes related to these medicines, and clearly explains their mechanisms, effects, and side effects.
In particular, the book covers antiviral drugs that have drawn heightened attention since Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), psychiatric medications whose use has increased due to stress and the advent of a super-aged society, and obesity treatments that grew out of diabetes drugs and are shaping a new therapeutic trend.
rsunjun@fnnews.com Yu Seon-jun Reporter