The drug book : from arsenic to Xanax, 250 milestones in the history of drugs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gerald, Michael C.
- Publication Date
- c2013
- Call Number
- 615.109 GER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781402782640
- Call Number
- 615.109 GER
- Author
- Gerald, Michael C.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Sterling Pub
- Publication Date
- c2013
- Series
- Sterling Milestones series
- Physical Description
- 528 p : ill. (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemotherapy--History
- Pharmacology
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Summary : Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life altering, life saving, and sometimes life endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium, and hemlock; the smallpox and the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; and controversial medical treatments like ether, amphetamines, and Xanax while shining a light on the scientists, doctors, and companies who brought them to us.
Compendium of pharmaceutical specialties (Canada)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4158
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3711.1
- Call Number
- 615.11 HUG
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Contributor
- Hughes, F. Norman (Francis Norman), 1908-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Canadian Pharmaceutical Association
- Publication Date
- 1963
- Printer
- Thorn Press
- Physical Description
- 664 p. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacopoeias
- Pharmacy--Equipment and supplies
- Canada
- Catalogs
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Five sections: Section 1 (white): Monographs of Pharmaceutical Specialties Section 2 (yellow): Index of Manufacturers Section 3 (pink): Therapeutic and Pharmacological Index Section 4 (green): Index of Non-Proprietary Names for Prescription Drugs available in Canada Section 5 (white): Monographs of Veterinary Products
- Editor Hughes, Francis Norman, 1908-.
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.