drugs

Cards (4)

  • aspirin
    • originates from the willow tree
  • digitalis
    • a heart drug
    • originates from foxglove plants
  • penicillin
    • discovered by Alexander Flemming from the penicillium fungus
  • new drugs
    • most new drugs are synthesised by chemists in the pharmaceutical industry
    • the starting point may be a chemical extracted from a plant