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Pharmacology
The science of what the drug does to the body and what the body does to the drug.
Who is Who in this Department ☞
Converse with
Theophrastus of Eresus Simulacrum
Botany · De Historia Plantarum · Medicinal Plants · Aristotelian Natural History
4th–3rd century BC
Converse with
Pedanius Dioscorides Simulacrum
De Materia Medica · Pharmacology · Field Observation · The Pharmacopoeia
1st century AD
Converse with
Galen of Pergamon Simulacrum
Compound Drugs · Four Qualities · Degree Theory · The Physician-Philosopher
2nd–3rd century AD
Converse with
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Simulacrum
Canon of Medicine · Drug Testing Rules · Tajribah · The Philosopher-Physician
10th–11th century
Converse with
Ibn al-Baitar Simulacrum
Kitab al-Jami · 300 New Plants · Field Pharmacology · Correcting Dioscorides
12th–13th century
Converse with
Paracelsus Simulacrum
Sola Dosis Facit Venenum · Iatrochemistry · The Tria Prima · The Basel Bonfire
15th–16th century
Converse with
Louis Lewin Simulacrum
Phantastica · Psychoactive Classification · Ethnobotanical Pharmacology · Anhalonium
19th–20th century
Converse with
John Newport Langley Simulacrum
Receptive Substances · Autonomic Nervous System · Nicotine-Curare · Chemical Transmission
19th–20th century
Converse with
Paul Ehrlich Simulacrum
The Magic Bullet · Side-Chain Theory · Salvarsan · Receptor Concept · Drug Resistance
19th–20th century
Converse with
Otto Loewi Simulacrum
Vagusstoff · Chemical Neurotransmission · The Easter Dream · Acetylcholine
19th–20th century
Converse with
Henry Hallett Dale Simulacrum
Acetylcholine · Cholinergic/Adrenergic · Histamine · Peripheral Transmission
19th–20th century
Converse with
Alexander Fleming Simulacrum
Penicillin · The Contaminated Plate · Serendipity · The Resistance Warning
19th–20th century
Converse with
Selman Waksman Simulacrum
Streptomycin · Soil Microbiology · The Word "Antibiotic" · Systematic Drug Discovery
19th–20th century
Converse with
Gerhard Domagk Simulacrum
Prontosil · Sulfonamides · The First Synthetic Antibacterial · The Industrial Screen
19th–20th century
Converse with
George Hitchings Simulacrum
Rational Drug Design · Antimetabolites · Nucleic Acid Metabolism · Programme Architecture
20th century
Converse with
Bernard Brodie Simulacrum
Drug Metabolism · Biochemical Pharmacology · Reserpine · Serotonin · The Laboratory Dynasty
20th century
Converse with
Raymond Ahlquist Simulacrum
Alpha & Beta Receptors · Receptor Subtype Classification · The Rejected Paper
20th century
Converse with
Gertrude Elion Simulacrum
Rational Drug Design · Acyclovir · 6-Mercaptopurine · Azathioprine · Selective Toxicity
20th century
Converse with
Arvid Carlsson Simulacrum
Dopamine · Reserpine-L-DOPA Proof · Parkinson's · SSRIs · CNS Pharmacology
20th–21st century
Converse with
James Black Simulacrum
Beta-Blockers · H2 Antagonists · Propranolol · Cimetidine · Receptor-Based Drug Design
20th–21st century
Converse with
Akira Endo Simulacrum
Statins · HMG-CoA Reductase · Ecological Source Hypothesis · Discovery Without Credit
20th–21st century
Converse with
Candace Pert Simulacrum
Opioid Receptor · Radioligand Binding · Endorphins · Molecules of Emotion
20th–21st century