TY  - JOUR
T1  - Drugs: Their nature, action and use.
AU  - DeGowin EL
Y1  - 1959/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270030163022
JO  - A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 507
EP  - 508
VL  - 103
IS  - 3
N2  - Textbooks on pharmacology have assumed increasing importance in the education of the physician. Acceleration in the discovery of new drugs of high potency and specificity has become so great that more than ever before the mastery of the facts and methods of pharmacology is a necessity for the student and practitioner. Approximately one-third of the national cost of medical care is now attributed to the purchase of drugs. There is no question that this amount is excessive and some of the blame can be directed at the physician who is unduly influenced by multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns and practices of polypharmacy. The deluge of misleading advertisements which clutter the doctor's mail demands increasing discrimination by physicians who are thoroughly grounded in the science of pharmacology. The principles of this science must be inculcated in the medical schools to a greater extent than has been the case during the last thirty years.
SN  - 0888-2479
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270030163022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1959.00270030163022
ER  -