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First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
Exploring the use of Tamoxifen in the fight against breast cancer
The role of sulphonamides in making chemical treatment of an infection a universal reality
It turned the most frequently performed operation into a rare event
Derived from opium it's described as nature's oldest gift to suffering humanity
Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, Penicillin proved effective against many bacteria
A medication mainly used to prevent and to treat malaria is called Chloroquine
Before chloroform surgery was unimaginably painful
Used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation, aspirin is commonplace in medicine cabinets
A drug synonymous with tragedy, examining thalidomide
