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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.