Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents: The Use of Metals in Medicine

In keeping with the notion that healthy mammals rely on (bio-essential) metals for the normal functioning of approximately a third of their proteins and enzymes, a large number of drugs are metal-based and considerable effort is being devoted to developing both second- and third-generation drugs as well as generating novel metal-based drugs. While there is no doubt that there is an emphasis on 'Metallotherapeutics' throughout the volume, the use of metals in medicine is not restricted to metal-based drugs. The following are also covered:

• non-invasive radiopharmaceuticals
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• mineral supplements