Historical material drug discovery

Here, then, in the first part of this essay I will limit myself to proposing some lines for reflection with reference to work that can be qualified as the philosophy of pharmacy, tr dng to draw out the most chemical aspects of these approaches. Thus, in this first part, the focus will be on the place of chemistry in drug discovery and invention. Then, in a briefer second part, I will go on to review the issues raised by the historical exploration of the relationship between pharmacy and chemistry. In this second section, I will explore two different, albeit related, issues the question of the institutional relationship between the two disciplines, and the evolution of the way chemists and pharmacists have conceived of and interacted with the material world. 

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