The term pharmaceutical refers to the set of research and development of new drugs, which allow the relief of diseases suffered by living beings. It focuses mainly on finding new products that help alleviate the discomfort that a subject may feel against an infection or disease; With the passage of time, the growth of this sector has been seen, which has acquired a notable importance, due to what it represents for society. Like any industry, it is subject to different regulations that moderate the creation of new drugs: from the first investigations, to the quality control of the final article.
Knowledge of the chemical powers of different natural elements has been put into practice since time immemorial. The ancients looked for an effective and simple solution to the ailments or discomfort they felt; plants and animals, being found around them, were seen as a way out of the problems that afflict them. Over the years, the wisdom about the medicinal benefits of the members of the animal and plant kingdoms intensified. However, this is only the beginning of what would become known as pharmaceutical.
The industry began, specifically, during the seventeenth century, when Carlos II and Felipe II created, in association, an alchemy laboratory. This was intended to produce considerable quantities of gold, which would be used to financially support military and political campaigns. However, some discoveries made in different parts of the world also contributed to the creation of the pharmaceutical industry, when it was possible to isolate components from substances other than natural ones.
Some chemists and botanists began to found their own companies, which began to patent their creations and market them exclusively for them.
Today, there are large companies dedicated to the discovery and realization of new drugs, whose main mission is to improve people's quality of life.
