An Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences

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P.1. Outline of subjects covered in this book  xvi

1.1. Stages in using drugs to improve global health  3

1.2. Steps involved in discovering ‘cure all’ and making it available for use by the public  4

1.3. Some global pharmaceutical companies  6

1.4. The first edition of pharmacopoeia Londinensis, issued by the Royal College of Physicians in 1618  6

1.5. The development of the pharmaceutical industry since 1870  7

1.6. The development of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, the USA, Germany, Switzerland, and France  8

1.7. Origins and development of Pfizer  8

1.8. Origins and development of Merck  9

1.9. Origins and development of GlaxoSmithKline  10

1.10. Origins and development of Roche  11

1.11.