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Believed demons were cause of illness

Sumerians-4000BC

Lived between Tigris & Euphrates.


Studied the stars and animal intestines for clues to the supernatural causes of man's condition and fate.

Greek Physician in 400BC

Hippocrates

More scientific approach


Diagnosing based on observation

3000BC Chinese Emperor

Shen Nung

Ate plants to determine beneficial vs poisonous


Established 365 herbs used for treatments

100 A.D. Indian physician

Charaka

Wrote the Charaka Samanta


500 herbal drugs used in India

1785 British physician treating heart disease

William Withering


Foxglove - digitalis

1928 British discovered fungus chemical that killed bacteria

Alexander Fleming


Penicillin

First antibiotic drug

1890 effective antitoxins developed for

Diphtheria and tetanus

1943 created hormone from a species of yam

Russell Marker


Progesterone

1955 developed injectable polio vaccine

Dr. Jonah Salk

1957 developed oral polio vaccine

Albert Sabin

1960 what pill introduced?

Birth control

1981 first documented case of?

AIDS

1996 Cloned?

Dolly the sheep


She lived almost 7 yrs

2006 preventative HPV vaccine

Gardasil

1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Require pharmacists to provide counseling services to Medicaid patients

1990 immunizations allowed

All 50 states

2003 Medicare Modernization Act

Provide medication therapy management (MTM) services to some Medicare patients

The first known physician

Imhotep

Greek goddess of Medicinal Herbs

Panacea

1000 AD Islamic who wrote 5 volume encyclopedia

Avicenna

Devoted to natural medicines and another compounding drugs from individual mediciations

Food and Drug Act of 1906

Prohibits the interstate commerce in aludterared or mishandled food, drinks, and drugs. Government pre-approval of drugs is required.

1914 Harrison Tax Act

Manufacturers, pharmacists, importers and physicians so prescribing narcotics should be licensed and required to pay a tax.

In response to growing addiction to opiates and cocaine-containing medicines.

1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FDC) Act

Requires new drugs be shown to be safe before marketing.

In response to 107 people fatal poisoning due to untested sulfanilamide concoction.

1965 Social Security Act

Established the Medicare program

1970 Poison Prevention Packaging Act

Requires childproof packaging on all controlled and most prescription drugs dispensed by pharmacies. Non-childproof containers may only be used if the prescriber or patient requests or one.

1970 Controlled Substances Act (CSA)

Classifies five levels of controlled Substances that have the potential for abuse and therefore restricts their distribution

1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Requires pharmacists to offer counseling to Medicaid patients regarding medications.

1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Defines the scope of health information that may and may not be shared among health-care providers without consent and provided for broad & stringent regulations to protect patients right to privacy


HIPAA

2004 Medicare Modernization Act

Establishes optional Medicare Part D to provide coverage for prescription drugs and Medication Therapy Management

2005 Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act

Establishes strict controls on OTC sales of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.