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What is the definition of a drug?
What is the definition of a drug?
A drug is any chemical or biological substance, synthetic or non-synthetic, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals.
Give an example of a source of synthetic drugs.
Give an example of a source of synthetic drugs.
Propranolol
Name one source of biological drugs.
Name one source of biological drugs.
Penicillin
Why are new drugs needed?
Why are new drugs needed?
What are some examples of unmet medical needs mentioned in the text?
What are some examples of unmet medical needs mentioned in the text?
What are the downstream health costs mentioned in the text?
What are the downstream health costs mentioned in the text?
What are some factors contributing to the cost of therapy according to the text?
What are some factors contributing to the cost of therapy according to the text?
What is the term used for the occasional discovery of new drugs by luck?
What is the term used for the occasional discovery of new drugs by luck?
Who discovered the antibiotic penicillin by accident?
Who discovered the antibiotic penicillin by accident?
What drug was considered just a better tolerable prodrug of salicylic acid but turned out to have a unique mechanism?
What drug was considered just a better tolerable prodrug of salicylic acid but turned out to have a unique mechanism?
What use was initially thought for phenolphthalein before its drastic diarrheal activity was discovered?
What use was initially thought for phenolphthalein before its drastic diarrheal activity was discovered?
What was warfarin originally used for before its current medical use?
What was warfarin originally used for before its current medical use?
What was the basis for preparing nitro derivatives used in angina treatment?
What was the basis for preparing nitro derivatives used in angina treatment?
What led to the discovery of drugs used in leukemia to inhibit excessive proliferation of white blood cells?
What led to the discovery of drugs used in leukemia to inhibit excessive proliferation of white blood cells?
What is the approach of screening a large number of chemical compounds or natural products for a desired effect called?
What is the approach of screening a large number of chemical compounds or natural products for a desired effect called?
What are some drawbacks of the random screening approach for drug development?
What are some drawbacks of the random screening approach for drug development?
