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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...

AQ Blog #47 – Scientific Product Presentations (II)

Dear Pharma Veterans! The purpose of ‘Pharma Veterans’ is to share your wealth of knowledge and wisdom with others. And to create a movement to recognize and celebrate the Pharma Industry Professionals. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, a top blog site on a dedicated URL http://pharmaveterans.com . Pharma Veterans Individual Profiles are also published here. Guest Blogs of your stories, ideas and thoughts will be next. Please send these to asrar@asrarqureshi.com . Your contributions will be published promptly. Please join the Community. They say, ‘Nothing succeeds like the Idea whose time has come’. Scientific Product Presentations became the most talked about idea at that time. More presentations on other subjects; ‘Tarivid in Typhoid Fever’, ‘Claforan Safety in Neonates’, ‘Diabetes – the Metabolic Syndrome’ were developed. They all became instant hits. I became busier as a ‘Presenter’ immediately. Sultan Khan also star...