Brief History Flashcards

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Pharmakon is derived from?

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Greek

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2
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It is an ancient book that contains a mixture of magic and medicine

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Ebers papyrus

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3
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Ebers papyrus is from

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Egypt

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4
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It is the science of longevity

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Ayurveda

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5
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It is one of the worlds oldest wholistic healing system

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Ayurveda

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6
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Ayurveda is from what country

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India

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7
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In 1500 they sporadic attempts were not successful because of the belief that

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Disease was cause by excesses of bile or blood in the body

Wounds can be healed by applying a salve to the weapon that caused the wound

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8
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It is the collection of knowledge about therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing

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Materia medica

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9
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Materia medica is derived from the work of whom?

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Pedanius Dioscorides

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10
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He established the foundation of the modern pharmacology

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Francois Magendie

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11
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He is the father of experimental medicine

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Claude Bernard

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12
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Orphan receptors and pharmacogenomics are discovered during

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The Last Four Decades

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13
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This deals with the influence of genetic variation on drug response

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Pharmacogenomics

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14
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This made possible to accurately evaluate therapeutic claims of the manufacturers

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Clinical trials

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