The challenge of drug discovery.

The Centre for Medicines Research initiated annual lectures in 1986 to provide regular overviews of some of the Centre's major areas of research interest. The 1988 lecture was given on July 6 at the Royal College of Physicians by Dr David Jack, C.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., who was until recently Research and Development Director of Glaxo Holdings, plc. His comments on drug discovery, based on long and successful research experiences, will we feel be of great interest to our readers. We are grateful to him and the Centre for Medicines Research for this written account of his lecture.