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Sep 9, 1000
Egyptian percriptions called for castor oil,opium and other drugs we still use today
1500BCE* -
Jan 1, 1200
earliest known perscriptions
2100BCE* -
Cocaine first extracted from Coco leaves
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science of pharmacology
is less than 150yrs old -
Salicylic acid exracted from willow bark
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Development of Antipyrine
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Developed rabies vaccine
developed by Pasteur -
Phenacetin was developed
phenacetin is a pain reliever developed by Bayer from synthetic drug discovery research -
first isolated antibodies
emil von behring and shibasaburo kitasato isolated the first antibodies against tetanus and diphtheria. -
Myedema was treated with sheep thyroid injections
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tuberculin antitoxin was developed
developed by Hoechst Pharma -
Addisons disease was treated
it was treated with chopped adrenal glands from a pig -
Development of Asprin
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Asprin first marketed
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AB blood group discovered
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Allergies first described as a reaction to foreign protiens
discovered by clemens von pirquet and the word "hormone" was coined. -
PH could be measured
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first pharmacology department
first pharmacology department was at the university of michigan -
brazillan wasp venom kills cancer cells
