OCR A-Level Chemistry B: Salters (H433) · OCR H433

WM What's in a medicine?

Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).

Practice questions on What's in a medicine?

Willow bark has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain. Scientists identified th… (5 marks, Explain)
A pharmaceutical company is developing a new painkiller from a plant extract. Before the m… (5 marks, Describe)
A scientist is researching a new antifungal medicine extracted from soil bacteria. Explain… (5 marks, Explain)
A student reads about the development of penicillin. Alexander Fleming noticed in 1928 tha… (5 marks, Explain)
A student is researching the history of medicines. They discover that for centuries, peopl… (5 marks, Explain)

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