Developments in drugs (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What was the main focus of medical treatment at the start of the 20th century?
What was the main focus of medical treatment at the start of the 20th century?
Managing diseases
In which year did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
In which year did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
1928
What did Fleming observe in his Petri dish that led to his discovery?
What did Fleming observe in his Petri dish that led to his discovery?
Mould had killed some bacteria
When did Howard Florey and Ernst Chain develop a method for purifying penicillin?
When did Howard Florey and Ernst Chain develop a method for purifying penicillin?
1938
What did Florey and Chain transform penicillin into?
What did Florey and Chain transform penicillin into?
A life-saving treatment
How did World War Two affect penicillin development?
How did World War Two affect penicillin development?
Accelerated it dramatically
Where did Florey conduct the first major clinical trial of penicillin in 1943?
Where did Florey conduct the first major clinical trial of penicillin in 1943?
North Africa
How many doses of penicillin were produced in 1945?
How many doses of penicillin were produced in 1945?
650 billion doses
Which factor was NOT mentioned as driving penicillin's development?
Which factor was NOT mentioned as driving penicillin's development?
Private company profits
How did drug research scale change before and after penicillin?
How did drug research scale change before and after penicillin?
Never on such enormous scale before
What was thalidomide prescribed to help pregnant women with?
What was thalidomide prescribed to help pregnant women with?
Morning sickness
What was the main consequence of the thalidomide disaster?
What was the main consequence of the thalidomide disaster?
Stricter drug testing controls