Drug Development Flashcards
An agent used in the diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, cure, or prevention of diseases in
humans and animals.
Drug
Greek physician who is
credited with the
introduction of scientific
pharmacy and medicine.
Hippocrates
Hippocrates is known as the ______
Father of Medicine
Established the Theory of Humoral Pathology
Hippocrates
Greek physician, botanist, and Pharmacologist who dealt with botany as an applied science of Pharmacy
Pedanius Dioscorides
Work of Pedanius Dioscorides which served as a milestone in the development of pharmaceutical botany and pharmacognosy.
De Materia Medica
Swiss physician and chemist who
introduced chemical science from the
traditional botanical science.
Aureolus Philipus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus)
A Swedish Pharmacist who discovered Oxygen a year before
Priestley.
Karl Wilhelm Scheele
German pharmacist who isolated morphine
from opium.
Friedrich Serturner
He independently isolated codeine from opium
Pierre Robiquet
They isolated quinine and cinchonine from
cinchona.
Joseph Caventou and Joseph Pelletier
Discovered strychnine and
brucine from Nux vomica.
Joseph Caventou and Joseph Pelletier
Isolated caffeine
Pierre Robiquet and Joseph Pelletier
The scientific basis for drug products
to ensure uniformity and quality
leading to the development and
publication of monographs.
Drug Standards
The term pharmacopoeia comes from the
Greek word “_______” (drug) and
“_______” (to make).
Pharmakon
Poiein
Present official standard of Purity, Strength,
Quality, and Analysis of drugs
Pharmacopeia
Contains drug
monographs which assured availability
of quality drugs and pharmaceutical
products.
Official Compendia
The first American pharmacopeia published
in 1778 at Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Lititz Pharmacopeia
Lititz Pharmacopeia was a 32-page booklet consisting of __
internal and __ external drugs and
preparations.
84 internal and 16 external drugs
The Father of USP
Dr. Lyman Spalding
When was the first USP published in English and Latin
December 15, 1820
The first USP was a 272-
page and ___ drugs were listed in it.
217 drugs
T/F : At first, the revision of USP was every 10
years but was decided to revise it every 5
years (1940).
True
In 1888, the first National Formulary was
published under the title ____________
“National
Formulary of Unofficial Drugs”.
T/F: In 1975, US pharmacopoeial convention purchased NF.
True