Author: Thomas Hager
The author doesn’t make much of an argument for why he wrote about these 10 drugs. But suffice it to say that they are some of the more popular drugs in use today. Normally authors put their best material first, but my experience with the first chapter was not a good one. Since it took place thousands of years ago, there was no narrative to hook the reader and it read more like a boring history book.
The second chapter was on vaccination and being more recent, was full of interesting details that made for a great story. While I knew about Lady Mary Montagu, I have to admit that Thomas Hager very eloquently narrates her push to make inoculation widespread in England.
The subsequent chapters are hit and miss. The discovery of Sulfa drugs is well done, bu the CPZ story is not particularly interesting. Nevertheless, the book is entertaining and educative. I recommend this to anyone curious about how some of our blockbuster drugs came to be.
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