Pharmacology L1 Intro to Pharm

when did pharmacology take off

19th century when we started to isolated ingredients

allopathy

mainstream medicine

traditional therapeutic regimens caused more harm than good

poisonous medicines and harmful txs led to formation of alternative approaches to medical tx

homeopathy was founded by who

1796 by Samuel Hahnemann

homeopathy guiding principle

like cures like, activity can be enhanced by dilution

pseudoscience

osteopathy was founded by who

1892 by Andrew Taylor Still

describe osteopathy

envisioned medical therapy that would consist of manipulation of MSK, surgery, and sparingly used drugs

has largely converged with allopathy in regards to training and practice today

chiropractic was founded by who

1895 by Daniel David Palmer

describe chiropractic philosophy

concerned with dx and tx of mechanical disorders of the MSK system and spine, insufficient evidence of it’s efficacy

ether

1850s, revolutionized surgery

development of fundamental theories regarding drug receptors

early 1900s

synthetic chemistry

mid 1800s, widespread in 1900s

penicillin

1940s

revolutionized tx of bacterial diseases

chlorpromazine (thorazine)

1952

led to revolution in treatment of mental illness

barbiturates

1940s-1960s

benzodiazepines

1960s to present

SSRIs

late 1980s to present

led to wide acceptance of idea that drugs could make people who “weren’t ill” feel better

recreational use of drugs

1960s

biotechnology revolution

1980s to present