antibacterial agents

Discusses how penicillin and other antibiotics were developed and first used by the medical community, and how the introduction of these medicines fueled the growth of pharmaceutical companies into some of the world's largest, most innovative, and most profitable corporations.

Examines the history of sulfa, discussing the people involved with its discovery, its effects on the pharmaceutical industry and research, and the various ways it has been used.

A biography of the German scientist responsible for developing the use of sulfa as an antibiotic in the early twentieth century.