20th Century Public Health Flashcards
1
Q
What new drugs were found in the late 19th and 20th century?
A
aspirin (1899)
insulin (1921)
sulphonamides (1932)
penicillin
2
Q
What success saw the rapid growth of the pharmaceutical industry?
A
mass produced drugs in the 1940s (e.g. penicillin)
3
Q
What the other important role the pharmaceutical industry had?
A
researching and developing new medicines
4
Q
What is the treatment of cancer using drugs called, when was it developed and since when have pharmaceutical companies been producing them?
A
Chemotherapy
World War 2
The 1960s
5
Q
What illness was discovered in 1981, and what virus did it come from?
A
AIDS from the HIV virus
6
Q
What drug was produced in 1987, that was the first approved drug which could treat HIV?
A
AZT
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