Discovering Drugs

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Where are many drugs we use today extracted from?
plants or microorganisms
Where was penicillin found?
in the mould Penicillium
Who discovered penicillium?
Alexander Fleming but it was developed by other scientists as an antibiotic
Where are the drugs Digitalis & Digoxin extracted from?
the foxglove plant
What is Digoxin used for?
to strengthen the heartbeat alongside more modern drugs
What was Aspirin first prepared from?
a compound found in the bark of a willow tree
What are scientists hoping microorganisms in the soil might reveal?
new antibiotics to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
How are most new drugs made?
synthesised by chemists in the pharmaceutical industry - starting point may still be a chemical extracted from a plant or fungus