Antibacterials history Deck Flashcards
1
Q
What was Paul Ehrlich’s main contribution to medicine?
A
He developed the first synthetic antibacterial drug, arsphenamine.
2
Q
What were the trade names of arsphenamine?
A
Salvarsan and Neosalvarsan.
3
Q
_________ were the first class of antibacterial drugs to be widely used in the 1930s.
A
Sulfa drugs.
4
Q
Howard Florey, Ernst Boris Chain, and __________, were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1945.
A
Alexander Fleming.
5
Q
What is the most famous antibiotic?
A
Penicillin.
