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Adolf Butenandt

Isolated aldosterone from male urine

<p>Isolated <strong>aldosterone</strong> from male urine</p>
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Adolph von Baeyer

Synthesized barbituric acid

<p>Synthesized barbituric acid</p>
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Alexander Fleming

1928, isolated Penicillin

<p>1928, isolated <strong>Penicillin</strong></p>
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Alexander Wood

1850, devised the 1st hypodermic needle and syringe

<p>1850, devised the 1st hypodermic needle and syringe</p>
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Aristotle

Formed the scientific basis of medicine

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Ashurbanipal

Assembled the library of clay tablets in Sumeria

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Banting & Best

1922, isolated and purified insulin

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Carolus Linnaeus

  • Established the modern scientific method of naming plants or animals

  • "Father of Taxonomy"

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Christopher Wren

1630, made the 1st I.V. injection of drugs into a dog

<p>1630, made the 1st I.V. injection of drugs into a dog</p>
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Claude Bernard

Showed the active ingredient of foxglove (for anasarca edema) called “digitalis”

<p>Showed the active ingredient of foxglove (for anasarca edema) called <strong>“digitalis”</strong></p>
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Code of Hammurabi

Describe penalties for malpractices of practitioner

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Dioscorides

Compiled the 1st materia medica (old subject of pharmacology), study of plants (extracted process and uses)

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Doisy and Butenandt

Isolated estrogen from female urine

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Ebers papyrus

Compilation of ds. conditions and prescriptions

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Edward Jenner

Discovered the vaccine against smallpox

<p>Discovered the vaccine against smallpox</p>
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Felix Hoffman

Introduced the use of aspirin

<p>Introduced the use of <strong>aspirin</strong></p>
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Francois Magendie

Established the foundation for modern pharmacology (drug action, D-R. relationship, drug disposition)

<p>Established the <strong>foundation for modern pharmacology </strong>(drug action, D-R. relationship, drug disposition)</p>
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Fredrich Serturner

Isolated the narcotic substance of opium called “morphine” (from Roman God of Dream Morpheus)

<p>Isolated the narcotic substance of opium called <strong>“morphine” </strong>(from Roman God of Dream Morpheus)</p>
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Galen

Deals with physiology and material medica

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Geber Ibn Hjar

Classified drugs and poison

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Gerhard Domagk

1935, isolated sulfonamides

<p>1935, isolated <strong>sulfonamides</strong></p>
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Sir Charles Harrington

Established the chemical structure of thyroxine

<p>Established the chemical structure of <strong>thyroxine</strong></p>
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Hippocrates

“Father of Medicine”

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Ignaz Semmelweis

  • Discovered the antiseptic value of handwashing with chlorinated lime

  • Introduced chlorinated lime hand disinfection to prevent puerperal fever

<ul><li><p>Discovered the antiseptic value of handwashing with <strong>chlorinated lime</strong></p></li><li><p>Introduced chlorinated lime hand disinfection to prevent <strong>puerperal fever</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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John Abel

  • Isolated adrenaline

  • “Father of Pharmacology" in U.S

<ul><li><p>Isolated <strong>adrenaline</strong></p></li><li><p>“Father of Pharmacology" in U.S</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Joseph Lister

  • Use of antiseptic in the field of surgery

  • Use of carbolic lotion

<ul><li><p>Use of antiseptic in the field of surgery</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Use of carbolic lotion</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Kahun papyrus

Oldest record of Egyptian drugs

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Edward Kendall

Isolated thyroxine

<p>Isolated thyroxine</p>
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Paul Ehrlich

  • 1910, reported the synthesis of arsphenamine (anti-syphilitic drug) for STD

  • Anti-trypanosomal drug for blood parasite

  • 1st antibacterial drug processing specific for invading pathogens

  • “Father of Chemotherapy"

<ul><li><p>1910, reported the synthesis of <strong>arsphenamine</strong> (anti-syphilitic drug) for STD</p></li><li><p>Anti-trypanosomal drug for blood parasite</p></li><li><p>1st antibacterial drug processing specific for invading pathogens</p></li><li><p>“Father of Chemotherapy"</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Pen Tsao

  • Earliest compilation of drugs written by Emperor Shengnung at ~2,700 B.C

  • Describe penalties for practitioner malpractices

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Publius Vegetius

Compiled a treatise that included prescriptions for farm animals

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Rudolf Buchheim

  • Established the 1st independent laboratory exclusively for the study of pharmacology

  • “Father of Pharmacology”

<ul><li><p>Established the 1st independent laboratory exclusively for the study of pharmacology</p></li><li><p>“Father of Pharmacology”</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Karl Slotta

Discovered the steroid structure of progesterone

<p>Discovered the steroid structure of <strong>progesterone</strong></p>
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Theoprastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim

  • Systematically classifies medicinal plants

  • Introduced the clinical use opium or laudanum

  • a.k.a "Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus"

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Valerius Cordus

Compiled the 1st Pharmacopeia

<p>Compiled the 1st <strong>Pharmacopeia</strong></p>
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Vis medicatrix nature

Concept of the healing power of nature

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William Harvey

Discovered the circulation of blood and indicated that drug were distributed to various parts of the body by this means

<p>Discovered the circulation of blood and indicated that drug were distributed to various parts of the body by this means</p>
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William Withering

Observed the use of foxglove in the Tx of dropsy

<p>Observed the use of <strong>foxglove </strong>in the Tx of dropsy</p>