Emperic Era Flashcards
What was happening during the emperic era?
Pharmaceutical practices, trial-and-error methods, investigation of medicinal materials
Who was Karl Wilhelm scheele?
The most famous pharmacist because of his discoveries of the chemicals → lactic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, and arsenic acid
why monographs and reference books were developed?
There was a need for uniform standards to ensure quality of the drugs
What does the term pharmacopeia indicate?
Any recipe or formula or other standards required to make or prepare a drug
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Started the first hospital in America
Who was the first hospital pharmacist?
Jonathan Roberts
Who was William proctor?
Introduced control into the practice of pharmacy
Who extracted morphine from crude opium?
Friedrich serturner
