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8 Interesting Pharmacy Facts
Are you familiar with the following interesting facts about pharmacy?

1. Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob's Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink.
 
Another pharmacist, Charles Alderton, invented Dr. Pepper. Pepsi was also invented by a pharmacist, as was Vernor’s Ginger Ale by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor.

2. The first licensed pharmacist set up shop in the French Quarter. Louis Dufilho Jr. of New Orleans became American’s first licensed pharmacist in the early 1800s. Prior to then, you did not need a license to become a pharmacist.

3. The global pharmaceuticals market is worth $300 billion.

4. Benjamin Franklin was a pharmacist, while Agatha Christie was a pharmacy technician.

5. Lipitor is the best-selling drug of all time. It was introduced in 1997 and its patent expired in 2011, making about $125 billion.

6. Insulin is one of the most common medications that cause adverse events.

7. Hydrocodone/acetaminophen is the most commonly prescribed medication in the United States. Lisinopril is No. 2, as of 2014.

8. The most expensive drug is Glybera at a wholesale cost of $1.21 million per year. It is a gene therapy that helps restore lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity in those with familial lipoprotein lipae deficiency. Only 1 million patients have this extremely rare condition.


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8 रोचक फार्मेसी तथ्य


 क्या आप फार्मेसी के बारे में निम्नलिखित दिलचस्प तथ्यों से परिचित हैं?

 1. कोका-कोला का आविष्कार जॉन पेम्बर्टन नामक फार्मासिस्ट द्वारा किया गया था।  उन्होंने जेकोब के फ़ार्मेसी के लिए नए उत्पाद का ठेला सड़क पर उतारा जहां इसे सैंपल दिया गया और "उत्कृष्ट" उच्चारण किया गया और सोडा फाउंटेन ड्रिंक के रूप में 5 सेंट ग्लास के लिए बिक्री पर रखा गया।

 एक अन्य फार्मासिस्ट, चार्ल्स एल्डर्टन ने डॉ। पेपर का आविष्कार किया।  पेप्सी का भी एक फार्मासिस्ट द्वारा आविष्कार किया गया था, जैसा कि डेट्रायट के फार्मासिस्ट जेम्स वर्नर द्वारा वर्नर का जिंजर अली था।

 2. फ्रेंच क्वार्टर में पहली लाइसेंस प्राप्त फार्मासिस्ट ने दुकान स्थापित की।  1800 के शुरुआती दिनों में न्यू ऑरलियन्स के लुइस डुफिल्हो जूनियर अमेरिकी के पहले लाइसेंस प्राप्त फार्मासिस्ट बन गए।  इससे पहले, आपको फार्मासिस्ट बनने के लिए लाइसेंस की आवश्यकता नहीं थी।

 3. वैश्विक फार्मास्यूटिकल्स बाजार का मूल्य $ 300 बिलियन है।

 4. बेंजामिन फ्रैंकलिन फार्मासिस्ट थे, जबकि अगाथा क्रिस्टी एक फार्मेसी तकनीशियन थीं।

 5. लिपिटर सभी समय की सबसे अधिक बिकने वाली दवा है।  इसे 1997 में पेश किया गया था और इसका पेटेंट 2011 में समाप्त हो गया था, और यह लगभग 125 बिलियन डॉलर था।

 6. इंसुलिन सबसे आम दवाओं में से एक है जो प्रतिकूल घटनाओं का कारण बनता है।

 7. संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में हाइड्रोकोडोन / एसिटामिनोफेन सबसे अधिक निर्धारित दवा है।  2014 तक लिसिनोप्रिल नंबर 2 है।

 8. सबसे महंगी दवा 1.21 मिलियन डॉलर प्रति वर्ष के थोक मूल्य पर ग्लाबेरा है।  यह एक जीन थेरेपी है जो पारिवारिक लिपोप्रोटीन लाइपेस की कमी वाले लोगों में लिपोप्रोटीन लाइपेस एंजाइम गतिविधि को बहाल करने में मदद करता है।  केवल 1 मिलियन रोगियों में यह अत्यंत दुर्लभ स्थिति है

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