History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
History of Clinical Research - IPPCR Video and Handout Archive
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Iranian Medicine: Al Rhazi <strong>and</strong> Ibn Sina<br />
Al Rhazi (865-925):<br />
•Discovered use <strong>of</strong> alcohol as antiseptic<br />
•Contributions to medicine, alchemy, <strong>and</strong><br />
philosophy<br />
•1 st treatise on pediatrics<br />
•recorded in over 184 books <strong>and</strong> articles<br />
Ibn Sina - Avicenna (973-1037):<br />
• Leader in pharmacy, philosophy, medicine <strong>and</strong><br />
pharmacology<br />
• Wrote the Canon <strong>of</strong> Medicine, main European<br />
medical textbook <strong>of</strong> 14 th –16 th c.<br />
• Text contains 1 st known treatise on clinical<br />
trials – provided foundation for systematic<br />
approach to drug testing