A pharmacist and congressman, Carl T. Durham helped pass amendments that defined the criteria for prescription and over-the-counter drugs and appointed the FDA to govern the classification process.
Funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support two studies to improve maternal and child health technologies.
An alumnus of Carolina, Fred Eshelman has founded several health care companies, including Pharmaceutical Product Development, which employed more than 10,000 professionals in 33 countries around the world.
Banks Kerr first opened Kerr Drug in Raleigh in 1950, and the specialty pharmacy and drug store became a popular retail chain across the region, eventually holding 95 locations throughout the state.