Pharmaceuticals Archives

Carotenoids, Vitamin A and substances that give plants its colors

By rjoshimgims August 2, 2026Health concepts, Health ProfessionalsNo Comments

Fruits and flowers are colorful, quite unlike leaves that have shades of green. While green color comes from chlorophyll; shades of orange, yellow, and red come from carotenoids and betalains;…

Pharmacy labels, before and after advent of food and drug administration

By rjoshimgims June 10, 2026History of Medicine, Tools in Health

The first food and drug administration (FDA) was established in US in 1906. Before that pharmacies were an unregulated lot. Various products were sold in the name of medicines, and…

Prostaglandins: Substances with too much on their plate

By rjoshimgims January 18, 2026Health concepts, Tools in Health

Prostaglandins are a substances, that are produced by many cells in our body. While they mostly have a local action, a list of tasks they perform is long and complex.…

Heparin: A blood drug first found in Liver

By rjoshimgims June 15, 2025Tools in Health

Heparin a naturally occurring substances in many animals. It is an important drug to treat heart attacks and clots in our arteries and veins. We also use it when we…

Antonín Holý: A Czech scientist who Created Tenofovir

By rjoshimgims February 26, 2025Health Professionals3 Comments

Index Home Tenofovir is a medicine, that today is at the forefront for treatment of HIV and Heptatitis-B infection. Story of this drug, and its creators is however incredible. We knew…

Aspirin: Aspiration for a wonder-drug

By rjoshimgims February 9, 2025Tools in Health

Index Home The name "Aspirin" is a brand name for one of the most popular low-cost medicines. Despite a low cost, and almost 125 years of usage, it still has about…

A Mold that saved the world

By rjoshimgims October 8, 2023Tools in Health9 Comments

Index Home Some discoveries are serendipitous. Born in 1881, medicine was not an initial choice for Alexander Flemming. He initially studied in a polytechnic and later worked in a shipping office…

History of Pharmacy: to make, produce and dispense

By rjoshimgims September 25, 2022Medical Diseases10 Comments

Index Home When physicians were their own pharmacists Most ancient physicians formulated their own remedies, and dispensed them too. Physicians and their family members held on to recipes as a closely…