Which drugs were introduced in the decade of the 1990s?
A) penicillin (first antibiotic drug), Benadryl (first antihistamine drug), cortisone (first corticosteroid drug)
B) Thorazine (first antipsychotic drug), hydrocortisone (first topical corticosteroid drug), polio vaccine
C) Inderal (first beta-blocker drug), Tagamet (first H2 blocker drug), levodopa (for Parkinson's disease)
D) Proscar (for benign prostatic hypertrophy), Nicoderm (for stopping smoking), Viagra (for erectile dysfunction)
Answer: D
A) Penicillin was introduced in 1941; Benadryl was introduced in 1945, and cortisone was introduced in 1948.
B) Thorazine was introduced in 1952, hydrocortisone was introduced in 1952, and the polio vaccine was introduced in 1955.
C) Inderal was introduced in 1967, Tagamet was introduced in 1977, and levodopa was introduced in 1970.
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