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A pharmacist in a white coat holds a paper list while searching shelves filled with medication boxes behind the pharmacy counter.

Diagram showing how epinephrine binding to a beta-adrenergic receptor on a cell membrane activates a G-protein, which then stimulates adenylyl cyclase to convert ATP into cyclic AMP (cAMP), leading to physiological effects such as increased heart rate, blood vessel dilation, and glycogen breakdown.

A clear intravenous fluid bag hangs from a metal IV stand, with tubing attached for administering fluids or medication.

Line graph showing plasma concentration of a drug over 20 hours after oral administration, with a rapid rise during absorption, a peak, and gradual decline during elimination.

A biologist in protective clothing and a mask examines samples under a microscope in a laboratory at a pharmaceutical company in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

A plastic bottle of Tums antacid tablets tipped over, with pastel-colored round tablets spilling onto a blue surface.

A blister pack of oral contraceptive pills arranged in a circular pattern, with days of the week labeled below each pill.

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Charles R. Walgreen

American pharmacologist

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Thomas Holloway

British medicine merchant and philanthropist

Brunton, Sir Thomas Lauder, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st Baronet

British physician

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Li Shizhen

Chinese scholar