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Drugs are substances used to correct or examine physiological systems or pathological conditions for the benefit of the user. Medicines are used to fight against infection (antibiotics), to protect fromdiseaseorinfection(vaccines),toprovideelementsmissinginthe organism (vitamins, minerals), to temporarily block normal functions (anaesthetics). Efforts to treat people’s illnesses in various forms are as old as human history. In the early days, there were remedies with plants for diseases. The development of medicines and medicines in today’s sense has come about in the 19th century when science has made a leap. In the 19th century, innovations in mathematics, physics and astronomy have led to significant developments in chemistry, anatomy and physiology
