Module drafted by Philip Ogata, James Schreck, and Courtney Willis, the Colorado (North) team.

Burger, A. (Ed.). (1970). Medicinal chemistry (3rd Ed.). New York, NY: Wiley Interscience.

           A three-volume set dealing with a study of the chemical mode of action of a variety of medicinal compounds and their interactions with other substances.

Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs. (1977). Chemistry in medicine: The legacy and the responsibility . Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.

Hill, J. W. (1992). Chemistry for changing times (6th Ed.). New York, NY: Macmillan.

           Chapters 22 and 23 provide information about chemical therapy and drugs.

Joesten, M. O., Netterville, J. T., and Wood, J. L. (1993). World of chemistry: Essentials. Philadelphia: Saunders Publishing Co.

           Chemistry and Medicine is the title of Chapter 15.

Liska, K. (1990). Drugs and the human body: With implications for society (3rd Ed.). New York,NY: Macmillan.

           A book for persons interested in examining high-use, high-abuse drugs in America, and the impact these drugs have on individuals and on society. The book can be              used in health and drug education classes, public health courses, parent groups, and counselor training.

Martin, W. (1977). Medical heroes and heretics . Greenwich, CT: Devin–Adair.

          This is the source (pp. 55–71) for "Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine." This book and Men and Medicine below tell the story of bold adventures in medicine. Of              Particular interest is the types of individuals who got involved in medical discoveries, who can and have followed revolutionary lines of thought for the benefit of              humans. 

The Merck index: An encyclopedia of chemicals and drugs , (11th Ed). (1989). Rahway, NJ: Merck.

           A listing of chemicals including the trivial names, solubility, color, medical use, pharmacological activity, dose, and important or common side effects.

Selinger, B. (1989). Chemistry in the marketplace (4th Ed.). New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.

           Chapter 9 is entitled Chemistry in the Medicine Cabinet .

Shippen, K. B. (1957). Men of medicine. New York, NY: Viking.

Steiner, R. P. (Ed.). (1986). Folk medicine: The art and the science . Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.

           General interest book exploring the medical practices of non-Western cultures to establish a scientific basis for folk remedy successes. Explains why Western              medical researchers look to folk medicine for new drugs, and looks at remedies from a variety of cultures and countries.

Taylor, J. B., and Kennewell, P. D. (1981). Introductory medicinal chemistry . New York, NY: Halsted.

           This text describes the path of a drug from its formulation and entry into the human body, its distribution throughout the body, its interaction with active sites and its              elimination.  

Veenstra, T. (1993, September). Drinking and driving, Chem 13 News, p. 19.