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WHEN IT'S A PHARMACY

The medical world also relies on many by-products for the pharmaceutical wonders it produces and uses. Cattle have great similarities in organic chemical structure to humans. Our bodies will easily accept a medication or treatment made with these components. Some of these products are synthesized, but many are still made from beef animals because they are much more economical without sacrificing quality, whether they are used in surgery, research, or routine health care.

Here is a listing of drugs derived from cattle and what they are used for:

Insulin

- treatment of diabetes

Heparin

- used in treatment of allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, and respiratory diseases

Thyrotropin

- stimulates the thyroid gland

Parathyroid Hormone

- used to treat parathyroid deficiencies

Thrombin

- promotes coagulation during surgery

Glucagon

- treats hypoglycaemia

Sodium Levathyroxine

- thyroid replacement therapy

Trypsin & Chymotripsin

- cleansing wounds and ulcers

Deoxyribonuclease

- acts against devitalized tissue in purulent (discharging pus) states

Fibrinolysin

- treatment of blood clots within the cardiovascular system

Pancreatin

- treatment of infants with celiac disease (gluten intolerance ) and related pancreatic deficiences

Thyroid

- treats myxedema (metabolic disease caused by deficient action of the thyroid gland) in adults and cretinism (deformity and mental retardation caused by thyroid deficency) in children

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