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Drugs that Changed the World

Drugs that have made an impact on individuals and communities

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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Chlorpromazine
A low-potency anti-psychotic - find out how it liberated people
29 Mar 2001,13 mins
The Pill, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP)
The simplest and most effective method to stop women getting pregnant
03 Apr 2001,13 mins
Thalidomide
A drug synonymous with tragedy, examining thalidomide
10 Apr 2001,13 mins
Aspirin
Used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation, aspirin is commonplace in medicine cabinets
25 Apr 2001,13 mins
Chloroform
Before chloroform surgery was unimaginably painful
01 May 2001,13 mins
Chloroquine
A medication mainly used to prevent and to treat malaria is called Chloroquine
02 May 2001,12 mins
Penicillin
Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, Penicillin proved effective against many bacteria
05 May 2001,13 mins
Morphine
Derived from opium it's described as nature's oldest gift to suffering humanity
10 May 2001,13 mins
Cimetidine
It turned the most frequently performed operation into a rare event
21 May 2001,13 mins
Sulphonamides
The role of sulphonamides in making chemical treatment of an infection a universal reality
28 May 2001,13 mins
Tamoxifen
Exploring the use of Tamoxifen in the fight against breast cancer
05 Jun 2001,13 mins
Zidovudine (AZT)
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
18 Jun 2001,13 mins