Word: staphcillin
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...last week, BRL 1241 had acquired two trade names (one each for Britain and the U.S.)-Celbenin and Staphcillin -and was ready for market. A synthesized, chemically produced penicillin, developed mainly under the direction of four British doctors, all under 40, the new drug promises to become a potent weapon in the frustrating fight against staphylococcal infections. In U.S. clinical tests, Staphcillin proved effective against penicillin-resistant staph strains in nearly nine out of ten cases. And its successful com mercial synthesis offered hope of another breakthrough: development of nontoxic penicillins that can be administered with safety to allergic patients...
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