BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bayer, Coal Tar, Felix Hoffmann
12 Apr 2016
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Materials which are the focus of the drug industry. Big dif is that you don"t require the doctor"s permission. Cost is visible spend 10x more on prescripion drugs. Otc prices are lower because price is more visible. Prescripion drugs = higher price b/c not visible to public eye (generally paid for by insurance) op. Price is a key dif among drugs (more expensive doesn"t mean beter) Number of tablets you take based on your body size not severity of pain. Sumerians used willow leaves for pain 2,200 bc. If knowledge of plants was against the church"s beliefs, you could encounter the inquisiion (hierarchy) Stone noiced a plant to treat fever (ague) Willow bark has similar taste to quinine (biter) Discovered the acive ingredient in willow that reduces pain and fever. Al litle salicin required a lot of bark. Big consequence b/c the supply of the drug was so limited not everyone has access to it.
