Brian S Katcher, PharmD
@briankatcher.bsky.social
I’m a clinical pharmacist. My varied career led me to my fourth book project, a history of drug therapy and public health. Mark Twain is claimed to have said, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” It doesn’t predict, but it can inform.
Drug resistant tuberculosis is increasing. See my recent free Substack post for the history of Streptomycin, its clinical evaluation, and the ever-shifting political contexts in which tensions between drug therapy and public health have unfolded.
September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Drug resistant tuberculosis is increasing. See my recent free Substack post for the history of Streptomycin, its clinical evaluation, and the ever-shifting political contexts in which tensions between drug therapy and public health have unfolded.