[Radiated drugs, the way of health].

Abstract

During the inter-war years, the word "radiated" did not only suggest radioactivity, but it was also used to indicate exposure to others radiations, such as ultraviolets. The actinotherapy, a new therapy in vogue, was applied to many pathologies and tried on many substances. "Radiated drugs" result of those experimentations. Their therapeutical characteristics were found during searches on rickets. Our study relates the story of fight against rickets in France, from the use of cod liver oil to the synthesis of Vitamine D.

• Authors: Cécile Raynal
• Journal: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie (Rev Hist Pharm (Paris)) Vol. 59 Issue 369 Pg. 53-70 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 0035-2349 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Médicaments irradiés, sources de santé.
• PMID: 21797051 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Historical Article, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Pharmaceutical Preparations
• Vitamin D
• Cod Liver Oil

Topics

• Cod Liver Oil (history, radiation effects, therapeutic use)
• France
• History, 19th Century
• History, 20th Century
• Humans
• Pharmaceutical Preparations (administration & dosage, history, radiation effects)
• Rickets (drug therapy, history)
• Ultraviolet Therapy (history, methods)
• Vitamin D (history, radiation effects, therapeutic use)