Aspirin

willow leaves

400

400bc: Greek physician prescribe barks and leaves of willow tree to relieve pain and fever (in rich substance called salicin).

Experiment

Feb 1, 1832

1832: German chemist experiment salicin and creates salicylic acid.

Distrubution

Feb 4, 1899

1899: Bayer distributes aspirin powder to physicians and soon aspirin is no.1 drug in the world.

Prescription no more

Feb 1, 1915

1915: Aspirin can be bought with no prescription. In tablet form.

Treatment

Feb 3, 1920

1920s: Use to treat symptoms like rheumatism, lumbago and neuralgia.

400 people

Feb 4, 1948

1948: Dr. Lawrence Craven notice 400 people he prescribed to eat aspirin don’t suffer heart attacks.

Childrens chewable aspirin

Feb 1, 1952

1952: Children’s chewable aspirin introduce.

Apollo astronauts

Feb 1, 1969

1969: Bayer aspirin brought with Apollo astronauts.

Understand

Feb 5, 1970

Early 1970s: Medical world begin to understand how aspirin works.

Easy to swallow

Jun 21, 1984

1984: Toleraid microcoating added for easier to swallow.

Lifesaver

Feb 1, 1988

1988: Aspirin can become potential lifesaver.

Used for

Feb 5, 1997

1997: Aspirin is now used for heart attacks, strokes, pregnancy problems, diabetes and dementia.