The Curious Lore of Drugs and Medicines
Author | : Charles H. Lawall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 730 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781494123420 |
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
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Author | : Charles H. Lawall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 730 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781494123420 |
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
Author | : Charles Herbert LaWall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 665 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Pharmacy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles Herbert LaWall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 822 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Pharmacy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wallace B. Mendelson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-01-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780578637877 |
In the years following World War II, there were no effective medicines for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression. There were not even names for such things- words like 'antipsychotic', 'mood stabilizer','antidepressant' or 'tranquilizer' had not even come into being. Within the next two decades all these types of medicines were developed.Most of these discoveries occurred inadvertently, often with a chance observation by a physician or scientist who was looking for something else. Who would have predicted that war surplus fuel from German V2 rockets would be used to develop a new tuberculosis drug, and that a doctor prescribing it noticed that patients felt more hopeful, and thought this might be useful for depression? Or that a scientist testing a preservative for penicillin noticed that animals became quieter, and wondered if it might be a helpful treatment for human anxiety?In this book Dr. Mendelson, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, draws upon forty years of experience studying medicines to describe how they were found, as well as the context of world events and the lives of the discoverers.
Author | : Bob Zebroski |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2015-08-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317413318 |
Pharmacy has become an integral part of our lives. Nearly half of all 300 million Americans take at least one prescription drug daily, accounting for $250 billion per year in sales in the US alone. And this number doesn't even include the over-the-counter medications or health aids that are taken. How did this practice become such an essential part of our lives and our health? A Brief History of Pharmacy: Humanity's Search for Wellness aims to answer that question. As this short overview of the practice shows, the search for well-being through the ingestion or application of natural products and artificially derived compounds is as old as humanity itself. From the Mesopotamians to the corner drug store, Bob Zebroski describes how treatments were sought, highlights some of the main victories of each time period, and shows how we came to be people who rely on drugs to feel better, to live longer, and look younger. This accessible survey of pharmaceutical history is essential reading for all students of pharmacy.
Author | : Roy Porter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521585972 |
A collection of essays exploring the complex history of drugs and narcotics throughout historyfrom ancient Greece to the present dayshows that such substances were sought originally as healing agents, both within and without the medical profession. However, the mood- and mind-altering characteristics of some have led to the widespread abuse and legal controls we see today.
Author | : Charles Herbert LaWall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 820 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
This work is the first history of pharmacy by an American and was reprinted in 1936 with the title "The curious lore of drugs and medicines".