New "Heroes of Chemistry" Invented Medicines That Help Millions of People

It's a tale of two pills: One that helps millions of people with diabetes maintain normal blood sugar levels and another that helps millions in their effort to quit smoking. The two teams that invented these potentially life-saving drugs -- JANUVIA(r) and CHANTIX(r) -- are being inducted into the American Chemical Society's (ACS) "hall of fame" called the Heroes of Chemistry. The awards ceremony takes place on Aug. 22 in Boston during the ACS National Meeting.

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