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Posted by Crystal Zamudio on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
LET'S LEARN SOME PHARMACY HISTORY
*** "The Great Pandemic" from 1918 - 1919 , this influenza epidemic was a global catastrophe ( Spanish Flu ) which is believed to have caused the death of over 40 million people worldwide. This virus came from birds directly infecting humans. World War I transported soldiers that spread disease port to port, and from there it started to spread worldwide.
- The term druggist refers to pharmacist
- There were soda fountains in almost every pharmacy for people to socialize
- Many fountain drinks made by early druggists contained cocaine & caffeine used to cure headaches in the 1850's.
- Every drug was over the counter, no soda fountain broke the law towards selling cocaine derived drinks but in 1914 OTC products that contained cocaine & opiates were banned by a law called the "Harrison Narcotic Act".
- Dr. Frederick Banting discovered Insulin in 1920
- Scientist Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928
- David W. Young discovered Tylenol, introduced in 1955
- Chemist Maurice Treneer discovered Alka Seltzer
*** "The Great Pandemic" from 1918 - 1919 , this influenza epidemic was a global catastrophe ( Spanish Flu ) which is believed to have caused the death of over 40 million people worldwide. This virus came from birds directly infecting humans. World War I transported soldiers that spread disease port to port, and from there it started to spread worldwide.