Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah joined The Scientist as ...
Penicillin G sodium 5million Units/mL; pwd for IM inj or continuous IV drip after reconstitution; contains sodium 1.68mEq per million Units. Bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, pericarditis ...
As a result, enough mould was grown to extract enough penicillin to treat the first humans with this 'wonder drug.' Today we know more about the downsides of antibiotics, but penicillin still ...