Yakushigaku Zasshi

Overview

Yakushigaku Zasshi is a scientific journal, published since 1966 in Japanese. The journal's country of origin is Japan and its primary focus areas are history of medicine and pharmacy.

Details

Abbr. Yakushigaku Zasshi

Start 1966

End Continuing

Frequency Semiannual

p-ISSN 0285-2314

Country Japan

Language Japanese

Specialties History of Medicine
Pharmacy

Recent Articles

"Terumeru," A Patent Medicine of the Late Edo Era-The Packaging, Efficacy Statement, and Dosage Form

Nojiri K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(2):104-11. PMID: 30183149

“Terumeru” was a patent medicine that an apothecary in Osaka sold as an expectorant and medicine for internal diseases towards the end of the Edo era. Due to its manufacturer,...

Transition of Psychotropic Drugs in Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) (Part 18) The Study for New Knowledge and Decisions regarding Cultivation Method for Japanese Valerian (Kisso)

Yanagisawa K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(2):96-103. PMID: 30183148

In Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JPXVII 2016), there is a description about Kanokoso, “This item is the root and rootstock of Kanokoso Valeriana fauriei Briquet (Valerianaceae). Kanokoso Valeriana fauriei Briquet is referring...

History of French Pharmaceutical Education from 16th Century up to the Present????Study on Japanese Pharmaceutical Education : Comparison between Japan and France - Pharmaceutical Education System

Giga K, Echizen H

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):58-63. PMID: 30183147

After the long isolation in the Edo era, the new Meiji government tried to import science and culture from western countries. In the field of medical science, Kanpo, Chinese medicine,...

Transition of Psychotropic Drugs in Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) (Part 17) Transitions in the Standards and Test Methods of Valproic Acid and Sodium Valproate in Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP), Pharmacopoeia of the USA (USP), British Pharmacopoeia (BP),...

Yanagisawa K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):40-57. PMID: 30183146

Valproic acid (VPA) and sodium valproate (VPA-Na) are used for the treatment of various things today, such as epilepsy and manic-depressive states. Moreover, use has expanded to a variety of...

The Change of Reference to Post-Marketing Surveillance Based on the Sequence of Revising the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

Takahashi H

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):29-39. PMID: 30183145

The present Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL) was promulgated in October 1960 and enforced in February 1961．Thereafter, PAL has been frequently revised, was renamed the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act (PMD...

Historical and Hygienic Aspects on Roles of Quality Requirements for Antibiotic Products in Japan : Part 3-Introduction of Technology and Knowledge in the Production Process and Quality Control of Penicillin from the United States of America

Yagisawa M, Foster P, Kurokawa T

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):18-28. PMID: 30183144

In order to investigate the roles of quality requirements for antibiotic products in Japan, from historical and hygienic aspects, we examined and analyzed how technology and knowledge in the production...

Studies on the History of Pharmacy and the Evolution of Word Usage-Japanese Yakumi and Ryouri

Mayanagi M

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):11-7. PMID: 30182809

“Yakumi” and “Ryouri” are common vocabulary in modern Japanese. However, examples of their usage in terms of the Japanese meaning have not been found in general Chinese classics. Rather, conventionally...

Pharmacology in a Cup of Coffee The Virtue of Coffee and Vitamins Learned from the History of Scurvy and Dropsy

Oka K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):5-10. PMID: 30182708

Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency, was rampant during the age of discovery in Europe. In the mid-17th century, “Pasqua Rosée,” the first coffee house in London, put an ad in...

The Heroic and Noble Life of Morizo ISHIDATE Commemorating the 115 years since his birth and 20 years since his death

Morimoto K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2018 Sep; 51(1):1-4. PMID: 30182706

Morizo Ishidate was born in the city of Aomori on January 24, 1901, the third son in his family. As the 16th Director General of the NIHS, he announced his...

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["Holtos," a Patented Medicine of the Late Edo Era--Wrapping Style, Statement of Medicine Efficacy, and Tablet Form]

Nojiri K

Yakushigaku Zasshi . 2016 May; 50(2):196-204. PMID: 27149785

Holtos is a medicine that was patented by Kan-sei-do, a pharmacy in Osaka, and sold as a Western medicine from the late Edo era to the Meiji era. It is...