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- What is the use of drugs to treat disease called?
- What are importance of drugs?
- What disease is the hardest cure?
- What are the six killer diseases?
- Why do we need new drugs?
- What is the difference between medication and drugs?
- Who invented drugs?
- Which drug has saved the most lives?
- What was the first drug to be made illegal?
- Does any disease have a cure?
- What is the most misdiagnosed disease?
- How many diseases have a vaccine?
- What is in the 6 in 1 vaccine?
What is the use of drugs to treat disease called?
Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management.
What are importance of drugs?
"Two things make a drug important: First, that the drug is or was used to treat a large number of people with a range of problems," Stone tells WebMD. "And second, because a drug has led the way, showing it is possible to treat a disease.
What disease is the hardest cure?
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is not only airborne and lethal; it's one of the most difficult diseases in the world to cure. In Peru, 35-year-old Jenny Tenorio Gallegos wheezes even when she's sitting still. That's because of the damage tuberculosis has done to her lungs.
What are the six killer diseases?
Of great importance to public and child health are the vaccines against the so-called six killer diseases of childhood-measles, pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, tuberculosis and poliomyelitis.
Why do we need new drugs?
There are many reasons why new drugs are important, such as new diseases, the development of drug resistance, and our increasing understanding of health conditions allowing treatment of previously untreatable conditions.
What is the difference between medication and drugs?
Contrary to the normal belief that they are synonymous, they are actually quite different. Drugs take away control of your body & mind from YOU. Medicines reverse this and restore the control back to YOU. A drug is a chemical substance that takes control of your body or mind depending on its own inherent nature.
Who invented drugs?
The first modern, pharmaceutical medicine was invented in 1804 by Friedrich Sertürner, a German scientist. He extracted the main active chemical from opium in his laboratory and named it morphine, after the Greek god of sleep.
Which drug has saved the most lives?
Penicillin – 1942
It has been calculated that the antibiotic has saved over 80 million lives and without its discovery and implementation, 75% of people today would not be alive because their ancestors would have succumbed to infection.
What was the first drug to be made illegal?
In the United States, the first drug law was passed in San Francisco in 1875, banning the smoking of opium in opium dens.
Does any disease have a cure?
Some diseases can be cured. Others, like hepatitis B, have no cure. The person will always have the condition, but medical treatments can help to manage the disease. Medical professionals use medicine, therapy, surgery, and other treatments to help lessen the symptoms and effects of a disease.
What is the most misdiagnosed disease?
Cancer. Cancer misdiagnosis is the most common misdiagnosed disease of all. Different types of cancers are misdiagnosed as well which is why it's important to have a complete medical history of the patient, adequate time to evaluate the patient, and complete information of symptoms and medications.
How many diseases have a vaccine?
The WHO lists 29 diseases for which vaccines are available: Cholera. COVID-19. Dengue fever.
What is in the 6 in 1 vaccine?
The 6-in-1 vaccine used in the UK is sometimes referred to as DTaP/Hib/HepB/IPV, which stands for 'Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hib, Hepatitis B and Inactivated Polio Vaccine'. The 6-in-1 vaccine includes the acellular pertussis vaccine (the 'aP' in 'DTaP').
