“…For organizational purposes, drugs presented in this review are categorized into the following 11 therapeutic areas: anti-infective/antibiotic, cardiovascular and hematologic, neurological (central nervous system (CNS)), dermatologic, gastrointestinal, inflammation and immunologic, metabolic, musculoskeletal, oncologic, reproductive, and respiratory drugs. Within each of these therapeutic areas, drugs are ordered alphabetically by generic name, and for each a brief overview of the relevant pharmacology or differentiating feature of the medicine and the discovery and development of the drug is provided, followed by a detailed review of the most scalable synthesis reported. Unless otherwise noted, each starting material within each scheme can be obtained from a commercial source.…”