Volume 7 , Issue 18

1947 - Smoking Method Developed for Administering Penicillin...

Back in May, 1947 by way of Rochester, NY (UP) and The Alva Review-Courier, dated 21 May 1947, A NEW revolutionary and more pleasant method of administering penicillin by "smoking" rather than injection, had been perfected by two University of Rochester medical school faculty members. The article also mentioned that the smoke method required smaller amounts of penicillin to produce a concetration of the drug in the blood. They also mentioned that that the concentration will last longer, even up to 24 hours. Other methods last only about three hours. READ MORE by clicking image.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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