CHEM 181 Lecture 32: chem 32

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Joe Schwarcz

Document Summary

Erectile dysfunction drug from vigor & niagara falls lot vigor. *so contraction of vigor & niagara: viagra = from vigor & niagara falls, cialis = from ciel the sky"s the limit other erectile dysfunction drug *from ciel sky. Most widely used statin = lower cholesterol: lipitor = from lipids & organic. From lipid & organic = suggest confidence: xenical = from x - calories. Anti-obesity drug = suppress appetite from x = cross out calories. *names so similar so when prescription written by head = easy mistake many cases of patients. Treated with wrong drug but less today because computer. Celexa (citalopram) = depression cerebyx (fosphenythion) = seizures celebrex (celecoxib) = arthritis. Canada 1$ billion for of drug [23%] vs research & development [16%] * pharmaceutical= spend most on promotion [23%] than beer/cosmetics [10%] & other consumer. Products [4%] very expensive business = because takes lot money to market. When new drug protected by patent laws.