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What/where did William Withering discover?

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Plant could give assistance to congestive heart failure- learned from gypsy

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What Plant give assistance congestive heart failure?

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Foxglove flower

-helps heart pump enough blood

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“Account of the Foxglove and its Medical Uses”-

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Published by William Withering 1795

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Erasmus Darwin (Charles Darwin’s Grandad)

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Wills competitor- insisted his son get credit for the Foxglove discovery
-bad mouthing Will to public

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Digoxin (Lanoxin)

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modern version of Foxglove- low dosage to help heart pump blood

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Digoxin problematic

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for subset of heart issues such as A-fib (Atrial fibrillation)- 100 000 people studies- 20% dies earlier than with other med

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Plague of Athens 430-427 BC- Similar Ebola Virus of recent yrs

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medical mystery- onset abrupt with strong feverand foul breath- vomiting-skin blisters and ulcers- extreme diarrhea= rapid death 7th to 9th day

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Sir William Osler- McGill Faculty of Medecine 1874

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-Put both McGill and John’s Hopkins on the map for medecine

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William Osler 1903

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“The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade, a calling not a business, a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head”

“Listen carefully to your patient. They will tell you the diagnosis”

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Where are the remains of Sir William Osler?

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8th floor of McGill’s medical building (since he was cremated)

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greatest feature that distinguishes animals humans

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desire to take medicine (osler)- not totally true as some animals eat certain plants when they feel ill

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Helen Morrogh-Bernard of the Borneo Nature Foundation studied orangutans

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Self medication- chew particular plant (Dracaena cantleyi) into a foamy lather and rub it into their fur- example of a non-human animal using a topical analgesic
(local people use the same plant)

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Malaria

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Parasite disease- 60 of the 380 species of Anopheline mosquit transmit the disease

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Malaria consequences

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slows econ growth of Africa by over 1% per year
-120 million deaths/year
1 million children

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Malaria cure

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Quinine (early cure)
named after countess Anna de Chinchon- she was treated with this remedy (Wife Spanish Viceroy)
-6% of the bark are alkaloids
-70% comes from the bark
-considered very important discovery
-Europe unaware of this disease
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Quinine that gives tonic water its bitterness

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anti-malarial ingredient- used for centuries to ward off this deadly disease
(people would drink it with gin for the taste lol = ginto)

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DDT

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  • first synthesized in 1874,

- recognized by Hermann Muller in 1939 as having insecticidal properties

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Hermann Muller

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Nobel Prize for medicine and Physiology 1948

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DDT world war II

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used to spray areas where mosquitos were, as well as people who were suffering from that as well as other insects (ticks)

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DDT and birds

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eggs after consuming DDT from lower level creatures in the food chain= shell break when lay on them :( = stop DDT in many countries

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Silent Spring

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book by Rachel Carson= led to lots of countries stop using DDT

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DDT saved lives

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500 million lives by 1996

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DDT banned late 90s

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caused a large malaria epidemic

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Prevent malaria

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insecticide treated nets were used

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Dr Joseph Lister

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used phenol as an anti-septic to kill bacteria (spraying it in the air)- eventually found out just had to wash hands to prevent infection

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Docs no gloves/ no washing hands=

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bacteria was being transmitted

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Sepsis

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systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)= serious medical condition caused by the body’s response to an infection= can lead to widespread inflammation and blood clotting.

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inflammation can result in

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redness, heat, swelling, pain, organ dysfunction/failure.

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Blood clotting during sepsis causes

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reduced blood flow to limbs and vital organs= organ failure or gangrene (damage to tissues)

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Thomas Roddick

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  • introduced anti-sepsis in Canada
  • studied w Lister in Edinburgh 1877
  • by 1910 operating rooms looked more like what we imagine now
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Listerine mouth wash, cleaner

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named after Dr Lister

32
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What was listerine used for in the 1950s

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Dandruff control and bad breath

33
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What is Listerine

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Thymol= biologically similar to phenol, menthol, and propofol

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Propofol

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has very strong biological activity- mainly what killed Michael Jackson
-very small changes= devastating effects

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Patent Medicines 1850s-1906

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not regulated, were unaffected by all government regulations

  • go into pharm buy any kind of medication
  • Ex coughs= glyco-heroin= put heroin in soothing syrups
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Lydia E. Pinkham

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Vegetable compound (before it wsa regulated) claimed to heal many things- still around today

37
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Paul Ehrlich

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Proper Drugs

  • Compound that contained arsenic=not at all toxic but seemed to relieve the distress of syphilis
  • Won Nobel prize 1908
  • Aspirin invented late 1800s= still usefull today
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1938 Federal Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act

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  1. Proof of safety
  2. Cosmetics regulated
  3. Food standards
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Thalidomide 1960s

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help mothers with morning sickness- caused birth defects= shorter/ no limbs (had no effect on brain)

40
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Teratogen effects

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cause birth defects

  • Thomas Quasthoff= opera singer
  • Tony Melendez= guitar player w feet
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Dr Frances Kelsey

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persisted keeping thalidomide from the market= why not many Thalidomide effected people in USA
-received award from President Kennedy

42
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FDA now considers Thalidomide for treatments

women victims of Thalidomide fighting against this

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-multiple myeloma (blood cancer)
-multiple sclerosis
-ulcerative bowel disease or Crohn’s disease
-Aphtous uclers (canker sores)
-Kaposi’s sarcoma
-Kidney, brain, breast cancers
Has been used as treatment for Hansen’s disease + cancer

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Durham Humphrey 1951 amendment to the 1938 FDA act

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-2 categories of sale- OTC and Prescription

Before 1951, prescription status was on;y for narcotics and cocaine

44
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New drugs!!!

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go through 10-15 yrs to be on market

  • cost 2-3 billion$
  • Research prevent poor candidates from going to development
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Fast-tracked drugs

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certain drugs 5-6 yrs instead of 10-15 yrs= for particular type of disease where it is necessary to have a drug rapidly on the market
2012- 39
2013- 27
2014-41
2015-45
2016- 22
2017-46
2018- 59
46
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Luthatera

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Cancer

47
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Biktarvy

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infection

48
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Symdeko

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Erleada

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Cancer

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Trogarzo

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HIV

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Risk reduction from Kaplan-Meier Plot

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Difference between % without hospitalization between treatment and control groups/ 36 (% of control group)

52
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New Drug Origins

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Periwinkle-vincristine creates a gum- nice flavour- common in turkey

53
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Shaman

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so called doctors

54
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Molecular modeling

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what is the action of the particular drug

-draw molecule on screen and have it fill in the atoms surrounding it

55
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Interleukin 1

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family of 11 cytokines which are small proteins having a role in inflammation and cell signalling

56
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knowing how certain cells interact =

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allow us to change certain aspects of it (cell signalling) = allow drugs to become better drugs

57
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FBLD

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Fragment Based Lead Discover- simple atom arrangements that bind to biological targets for a number of purposes

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Kinases (ex FBLD)

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enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from a donor, such as ADP or ATP to an acceptor

59
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what allows combine molecule segments

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knowing what segments of molecules cause certain reactions

60
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2019 sales $

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arthritis and anti-cancer medications make up most sales by dollar

  1. Humira- arthritis ($20B)
  2. Revlimid-anti c ($10B)
  3. Keytruda- anti c ($7B)
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2018 # of prescriptions US

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cholesterol medications have the highest number of prescriptions

  1. Lisinopril- anti hyper intensive
  2. Levothyroxine- thyroid
  3. Atorvastatin- Cholesterol
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Consumes half medications in the world

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canada and usa

  • NA uses more than anyone else in the world
  • hypochondriacs and cheaper prices lead to more purchase
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prescription sales

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were going up 10% per year= sales will double 7 years

- now 1.3# per year= double in about 50 yrs

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drug cataloging- chemical type

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  1. new molecular entity =new molecule, never been used before
  2. new derivative
  3. new formulation= old drug in a skin patch
  4. new combination= 2 drugs not marketed before
  5. already marketed drug product= petents expired
  6. New use for a drug product= minoxidil (originally used for high blood pressure- now hair growth)
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Excipients

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material in the pill that is not the medicine

  • 40 official categories= fillers, binders, anti-foaming agents, emulsifying agents, antioxidants, pigments, desiccants, granulating agents, flavourings
  • glob market 6.4 B$
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Placebo Response

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starting to be engaged by medical doctors who are actually prescribing a placebo and telling the person it is in fact a placebo
** Key risks are not always called “diseases”
Cigarette smoking is decreasing; obesity is increasing

67
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Velcade (bortezomib)

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effective in the treatment of multiple myeloma

-total sales $9B

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