| 1920/21: Insulin is discovered as a treatment for diabetes mellitus in Toronto by Dr. Fredrick Banting, Charles Best (a medical student at the time of the discovery), Professor J. J. R. Macleod and Dr. James Collip. Reference or Reference: Higby, GL, editor. A century of change: the coming of miracle drugs. Apothecary’s Cabinet, No. 2, Spring 2001, p. 2.
1927: Harvey A.K Whitney establishes the first formal hospital pharmacy internship at the University of Michigan Hospital. Reference: Worthen, DB. Heroes of pharmacy: Harvey A.K. Whitney. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2002;42:525-6.
1927: "The Bureau of Chemistry is reorganized into two separate entities. Regulatory functions are located in the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration, and non-regulatory research is located in the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils." Reference
1928: Four year degree becomes the standard requirement for pharmacists. Reference
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