Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen Organic chemical compounds contain a vast number of isomers‚ molecules with the same molecular formula but different atomic arrangement‚ of which there are three types: structural‚ geometric and optical. The most closely-linked of isomers are optical isomers‚ which differ only by the three-dimensional placement of the molecule’s attachments‚ which renders its mirror images to be non-superimposable. The presence of optical isomerism within a molecule is determined by
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Another example of failed animal research drugs is‚ “The Thalidomide Tragedy”. a widely used drug in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the treatment of nausea in pregnant women. Within a few years of the widespread use of thalidomide in Europe‚ Australia‚ and Japan‚ approximately 10‚000 children were born with phocomelia‚ leading to the ban of thalidomide in most countries in 1961 (Kim‚Scialli). After having failed to come up with consistent data that the
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matter of opinion. Sadly‚ animal experimentation seems to have very distressing results for the animals in question. The Thalidomide Disaster occurred when tens of thousands of children were born with very harsh mutations that had not been determined before by the animal experiments‚ this along with many others shows the unreliability of animal experimentation. The Thalidomide Disaster resulted from the lack of formal procedure concerning pregnant animals being used to test drugs. Once the deformation
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cruel. The outcome of succeeding on animal testing doesn’t work all the time on humans. In the article “Two Questions‚ One Answer” Ganthan explains how Thalidomide‚ a morning sickness drug‚ that was tested on animals‚ was put out to be brought. It helped many mothers during their pregnancy‚ but not for their newborn child. Even though Thalidomide‚ and perhaps many other drugs work on animals
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Have you have ever had the flu? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 5-20% of the US population contracts this illness each year. Isn’t it nice that‚ when the symptoms get excessive‚ medications are available to treat you? Well‚ before animal testing‚ this was not an option. Animal experimentation is a huge controversy in today’s society among both scientists and citizens in general. Many people argue that it is unmoral to test products of any kind on animals‚ while many scientists
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animals anatomically‚ genetically and metabolically. Meaning data collected from animals cannot be considered accurate at all. One example is the failure of animal testing with the drug thalidomide that happened in the 1960s. According to the organization "Animal Friends Croatia‚" scientists had created thalidomide to help stop morning sickness for pregnant women. Even though it was tested on many species of animals before it could be purchased‚ "it caused an estimated 10‚000 birth defects and thousands
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Mat playing Marlon Gittar. After that in 2003‚ Mat played Calchas in Helen of Troy a Mini TV series about the Trojan War. In 2004‚ the TV movie came out called Happy Birthday Thalidomide which was about Mat finding out what his disability is‚ and how it came into the world. The movie explains a lot about the drug Thalidomide‚ and how it was made‚ How it was distributed and what it was used for it. The movie it also talks about him going to Brazil to explore how people like him are doing with their
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ASSIGNMENT ON PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTANCE OF STEREOCHEMISTRY PREPARED FOR: Nowshin Nowaz Rumzhum Lecturer‚ Dept. of pharmacy Stamford University Bangladesh PREPARED BY: Md. Wahid Rezwan ID No: BPH02805674 Batch No: 28th D STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH Introduction: Stereochemistry may seem like a trivial
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animals to be used as scientific research. Animals cannot be compared to humans when it comes to finding out what product or drug is competent for human to use‚ because animals and humans have different hormones. It is also been proven with the drug thalidomide‚ that even though it has been tested on thousands of animals it was not a good alternative for human choose. Should the animals be used for scientific research? According to American Anti-Vivisection Society 100 million animals are used every
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Although Malvalio is only steward‚ a lowly status social status in his days‚ he is presented as puritan (quote Maria). A puritan considers activities such as drinking and singing as indecent. However a puritan would not be appreciated in the circles of fun loving notables like like sir Toby(quote sir Toby). On the other hand‚ Malvalio is highly regarded and appreciated for his services by lady Olivia because he excels in his profession(quote maria.). Due to this fact and as a head servant‚ he commands
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