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The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin

The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin. Cure Koch discovered that he could stain bacteria Development of ‘magic bullets’ For example - Salvarsan 606 and Prontosil. Prevention and Cure. Prevention Germ theory Vaccinations Smallpox 1906 Tuberculosis 1913 Diphtheria.

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The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin

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  1. The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin

  2. Cure Koch discovered that he could stain bacteria Development of ‘magic bullets’ For example - Salvarsan 606 and Prontosil Prevention and Cure Prevention • Germ theory • Vaccinations • Smallpox • 1906 Tuberculosis • 1913 Diphtheria

  3. Penicillin • 1928 – Alexander Fleming discovers mould which kills germs – penicillin. • 1929 – Fleming publishes an article on penicillin.

  4. Chain and Florey • 1937 – Chain and Florey do research on penicillin. • 1940 – Experiment on mice. • 1941 – successful tests on humans.

  5. Factors

  6. Government • 1939 - British government fund Florey’s research • 1942 – U.S. government fund production of penicillin. • 1944 – mass production

  7. Individuals • Alexander Fleming • Howard Florey • Ernst Chain • Research Teams

  8. War • German bombing stopped Florey and Chain being able to mass produce penicillin in Britain. • America was not interested in penicillin until she entered the war in 1941. • 1945 American Army using 2 million doses of penicillin a month.

  9. Other Factors • Technology • Scientific experiment • Industry • Communications • Chance

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