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Drugs that Changed the World Episodes

  1.

    Zidovudine (AZT)

    First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV

  2. Tamoxifen

    Exploring the use of Tamoxifen in the fight against breast cancer

  3. Sulphonamides

    The role of sulphonamides in making chemical treatment of an infection a universal reality

  4. Cimetidine

    It turned the most frequently performed operation into a rare event

  5. Morphine

    Derived from opium it's described as nature's oldest gift to suffering humanity

  6. Penicillin

    Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, Penicillin proved effective against many bacteria

  7. Chloroquine

    A medication mainly used to prevent and to treat malaria is called Chloroquine

  8. Chloroform

    Before chloroform surgery was unimaginably painful

  9. Aspirin

    Used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation, aspirin is commonplace in medicine cabinets

  10. Thalidomide

    A drug synonymous with tragedy, examining thalidomide

  11. The Pill, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP)

    The simplest and most effective method to stop women getting pregnant

  12. Chlorpromazine

    A low-potency anti-psychotic - find out how it liberated people