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    Following World War II, Mariano Que noticed high demand for antibiotics like sulfa to treat bacterial illnesses. He opened his own drugstore selling quality sulfa at low prices, which expanded his customer base. In 1945, he founded the Mercury Drug chain of pharmacies, naming it after the Roman god Mercury who represented speed and originated the medical symbol. Que's knowledge of pharmaceuticals helped the company grow to become one of the best known drugstore chains in the Philippines today.

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    Following World War II, Mariano Que noticed high demand for antibiotics like sulfa to treat bacterial illnesses. He opened his own drugstore selling quality sulfa at low prices, which expanded his customer base. In 1945, he founded the Mercury Drug chain of pharmacies, naming it after the Roman god Mercury who represented speed and originated the medical symbol. Que's knowledge of pharmaceuticals helped the company grow to become one of the best known drugstore chains in the Philippines today.

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    MENDOZA, RUBELYN E.

    BSED-FIL / BLOCK 2

    MARIANO QUE (MERCURY DRUG)

    FOLLOWING WWII, MARIANO QUE DOSCOVERED A COMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. QUE, WHO HAD
    WORKED AT A LOCAL DRUGSTORE BEFORE THE WAR, OPENED HIS OWN DRUGSTORE WHEN HE
    NOTICED THE DEMAND FOR SULFA, A TYPE OF ANTIBIOTIC USED TO TREAT BACTERIAL ILLNESS.

    HE BEGAN SELLING GOOD QUALITY SULFA FOR A LOW PRICE. AS A RESULT, HE WAS ABLE TO EXPAND
    HIS CLIENTELE. IN 1945, HE FOUNDED THE MERCURY DRUG CHAIN OF PHARMACIES.

    MERCURY GRUG WAS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD MERCURY, WHO WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SPEED
    AS WELL AS FOR ORIGINATING THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY’S SYMBOL, THE CADUCEUS, HE HELPED THE
    COMPANY GROW OVER TIME, AND IT’S TODAY ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN DRUGSTORE IN THE
    COUNTRY.

    QUE’S KNOWLEDGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRINCIPLES PROPELLED HIM TO SUCCESS. WITH FUTURE


    LEARN , YOU TO CAN LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF GOOD PHARMACY PRACTICE.

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