Tag: Janssen Pharmaceutica
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Paul Janssen: Fentanyl innovator
Alan Jay SchwartzPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Fentanyl is a remarkably potent opioid analgesic, but unfortunately is easily abused. It was invented by Paul Janssen (1926–2003) a Belgian entrepreneurial physician and founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica.1,2 Paul was the son of Constant Janssen (1895–1970), whose entrepreneurial mission importing and marketing pharmaceuticals eventually eclipsed his physician general practice.…
