Industrial Revolution
The World's Most Popular Painkiller Took Seven Years to Prove Safe
A German chemist created the world's most popular painkiller while trying to cure his father's arthritis—then spent seven years fighting to prove it wouldn't kill people.
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Download on the App StorePharmaceutical IndustryGerman HistoryMedical Innovation19th CenturyIndustrial ChemistryFamily MedicineCorporate ResearchDrug DevelopmentFelix HoffmannBayer CompanyPain Management
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