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EVALUATING AND STANDARDIZING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, 1890-1950
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| By: |
Christoph Gradmann (Editor), Professor Jonathan Simon (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£66.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230285597 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230285590 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
9 April, 2010 |
| Series: |
Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History |
| Description: |
Following the testing of therapeutic sera, the quantified evaluation of a pharmaceutical's efficacy became a key feature of medicine in the twentieth century. The case studies in this volume offer comparisons across Europe, from the diphtheria antitoxin in the late 1800s to the introduction of the Salk polio vaccine in the 1950s. |
| Synopsis: |
This book treats the history of the evaluation of medicine in terms of testing for efficacy as it evolved from the late nineteenth century onwards. Starting with the use of serum as a specific treatment for diphtheria and tetanus in the 1800s, such testing procedures brought industrial and medical cultures into contact over the production and use of medicines. The result was the elaboration of standards that covered the production of medicines and their clinical use. The handling of therapeutic sera thus became a model for the evaluation and marketing of other medicines such as cardiacs or hormones in the twentieth century. Evaluating and Standardizing Therapeutic Agents, 1890-1950 helps us to understand the historical roots of certain aspects of today's pharmaceutical industry as well as modern medical practice, which have both become increasingly technically exigent, integrating high standards of quality and efficacy in every aspect of their functioning. |
| Illustrations: |
24 black & white illustrations, 5 figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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