Pharmacology and psychoactive substances – Page 4
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PodcastBarbituric acid
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid
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OpinionA large life, fully lived
Carl Djerassi leaves many legacies besides the contraceptive pill,says Mark Peplow
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OpinionTarget ignorance to tackle resistance
Countries like India are bearing the brunt of antibiotic resistance, and education could be a key tool in tackling its spread
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PodcastCannabicyclohexanol
Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic counterpart
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PodcastPsilocybin & Mescaline
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
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PodcastMagnesium oxide
You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide
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PodcastDesomorphine
From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine
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PodcastConotoxins
Helen Scales finds out how unique toxins found in deadly cone snail stings could herald the next generation of painkillers
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NewsFlu drug stockpile may be worthless
UK committee asks government to think again on Tamiflu as its effectiveness in a pandemic is in doubt
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PodcastPotassium bromide
Did chemistry help control tension in the trenches? Brian Clegg investigates potassium bromide
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OpinionTarget acquired
Knowing a drug’s exact biochemistry has never been a prerequisite for approval, says Derek Lowe, and nor should it be
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News'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research
New treatments for psychological disorders are being held back by government controls on recreational drugs