The Story of Quinolones in Pakistan Part I – Blog Post by Asrar Qureshi
Dear Colleagues! Today is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #130. Pharma Veterans shares your wealth of knowledge and wisdom with others for the benefit of entire Pharma Community. It aims to recognize and celebrate the Pharma Industry Professionals. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please share your stories, ideas and thoughts. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Contrary to popular perception, Quinolones have been around for over forty years. Negram (nalidixic acid) was introduced by Sterling Winthrop, the company that also owned Panadol and the anabolic steroid Stanozolol. It was much before anabolic steroids were banned from sports and were discouraged for general population. Winthrop rolled back their operations from Pakistan and sold their these to Pharmatec. Later Panadol was acquired by GSK. Anyway, Negram was indicated for Urinary Tract Infec...