BPS 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Thyroid Hormones, Hoffmann-La Roche

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 2110
• Professor: Robert Ben

Document Summary

Encompasses many different types of companies, from small to large. Supplying materials and techniques that deliver (or promise to deliver) the things that people (society) desire most: good health. Pharma industry does this for profit most importantly, not for the good of the people. Average lifespan in early 1900s 50 years. Average lifespan in 2015 80+ years (lower in certain parts of the world) Expectancy increased by 30 years in 100 years. A lot more people are alive at one point. Increase is due to higher standard of living: better food and food supply (i. e. pasteurized milk) and safe water, workplace infrastructure and workplace education (safer environment, vaccines (prevention of disease, drugs (cures) Lots of antibiotics in the 70s, pharma stopped making them and diseases eventually started infecting again. Huge spike in new strategies in antibiotics to work against these bacteria.