Fall 2026

Drug History: Dangerous Drugs and Magic Bullets

PHMSCI 563 explores the history of medicinal substances and dangerous drugs, analyzing their evolution through gender, race, class, and business contexts.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Cody WenthurJJ Reynolds-StrangeLiz Birkhauser

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Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation or Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

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PHMSCI 563

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    • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation
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LEC 001Online Only24 / 750

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A history of medicinal substances and dangerous drugs in wider context, with a focus on gender, race, class, business, and other analytical categories. "Medicines" and "drugs" change over time -- and concepts of risk, danger, legality, and even scientific evidence are elastic. Histories of laws, regulations, and key historical actors, as well as specific drug biographies, will be provided. Not open to students with credit for PHARMACY 563 prior to fall 2026.

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Topics

  • Gender, race, class, and business in drug history
  • Elastic concepts of risk, danger, and legality
  • Laws, regulations, and historical actors
  • Specific drug biographies

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  • Analyze drug history through gender, race, class, and business lenses
  • Examine historical laws, regulations, and drug biographies

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PHMSCI 563 · Fall 2026

Drug History: Dangerous Drugs and Magic Bullets

Recorded 2026-09-07
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