DRUGS USED IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES - AN INS TRUCTIVE STORY

Authors
ASCH L
Citation
L. Asch, DRUGS USED IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES - AN INS TRUCTIVE STORY, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 72(19-20), 1996, pp. 622-624
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
72
Issue
19-20
Year of publication
1996
Pages
622 - 624
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1996)72:19-20<622:DUIRD->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The drugs currently used in rheumatology were discovered either by cha nce or as a result of mistaken theories, Some fell into disuse for lon g periods of time because of misconceptions about their safety or effi cacy, The role of chance and error in the discovery of treatments is d iscussed.