Drugs that have made an impact on individuals and communities
World Service,Β·12 episodes
A low-potency anti-psychotic - find out how it liberated people
The simplest and most effective method to stop women getting pregnant
A drug synonymous with tragedy, examining thalidomide
Used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation, aspirin is commonplace in medicine cabinets
Before chloroform surgery was unimaginably painful
A medication mainly used to prevent and to treat malaria is called Chloroquine
Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, Penicillin proved effective against many bacteria
Derived from opium it's described as nature's oldest gift to suffering humanity
It turned the most frequently performed operation into a rare event
The role of sulphonamides in making chemical treatment of an infection a universal reality
Exploring the use of Tamoxifen in the fight against breast cancer
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
