Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Core3: History of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry
ハンガリー製薬産業の歴史
🇭🇺 High-yield / 要点：Hungary has a long pharmaceutical tradition. Key names: Richter, Chinoin, Egis, Alkaloida. Important modern success: cariprazine / Vraylar.
Timeline / 年表
| Year | Event | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | First pharmaceutical factory | Central Hungarian Pharmaceutical and Synthetic Chemical Company; founder Dániel Wagner |
| 1901 | Richter Gedeon | Founder of industrial-scale pharmaceutical production in Hungary |
| 1910 | Chinoin predecessor founded | Alka chemical factory; later Vitamin C production technology in 1932; now Sanofi group |
| 1913 | Wander/Egis predecessor founded | Founded by Sándor Balla; now Servier group |
| 1927 | Alkaloida Chemical Factory | Founded by János Kabay for morphine production |
| 2019 | Top 20 pharmaceutical exporter | Hungary entered global top 20 exporting countries |
Major companies / 主要企業
- Richter：adrenaline, insulin, Cavinton/vinpocetine, biotechnology, Vraylar/cariprazine.
- Chinoin：Vitamin C production technology; now part of Sanofi.
- Egis：legal predecessor from Wander factory; now Servier group.
- Alkaloida：morphine production; now SUN group.
- Other domestic manufacturers: TEVA, Human, Béres.
Original medicines / ハンガリー発の主な薬
- No-Spa / drotaverine：smooth muscle spasmolytic.
- Cavinton / vinpocetine：memory enhancer, vasodilator.
- Jumex / selegiline：Parkinson disease.
- Ebrimycin / primycin：antibiotic.
- Arduan / pipecuronium：muscle relaxant.
- Hevizos / epervudin：antiviral.
- Vraylar / cariprazine：antipsychotic for schizophrenia/bipolar disorder; blockbuster in the USA.
Remember / 覚え方
- Richter = Hungarian pharma symbol
- Kabay/Alkaloida = morphine
- Vraylar/cariprazine = modern high-yield example