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Spirea ulmaria (now known as Filipendula ulmaria), or meadowsweet, is the German namesake of Spirsäure (salicylic acid), and ultimately aspirin. The name Aspirin was derived from the name of the chemical ASA—Acetylspirsäure in German. Spirsäure (salicylic acid) was named for the meadowsweet plant, Spirea ulmaria, from which it could be ...
By 1899, Bayer had dubbed this drug Aspirin and was selling it globally. [15]: 27 The word Aspirin was Bayer's brand name, rather than the generic name of the drug; however, Bayer's rights to the trademark were lost or sold in many countries. Aspirin's popularity grew over the first half of the 20th century leading to fierce competition with ...
Heinrich Dreser (1 October 1860 – 21 December 1924) was a German chemist responsible for the aspirin and heroin projects at Bayer AG. He was also a key figure in creating the widely used modern drug codeine. Dreser was born in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse.
In 1899, Bayer launched the compound acetylsalicylic acid under the trademarked name Aspirin. Aspirin is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [5] In 2021, it was the 34th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 17 million prescriptions. [6] [7]
Name of the drug Synthesis mechanism Year that was Patented Governmental approval Patented expired Synthesis discoverer Year 1803–1805 [28] Morphine: Gates synthesis [29] 1952 1820: Quinine (isolation) Woodward and Doering: 1944 1830s Santonin: 1832: Chloral hydrate: Justus von Liebig: 1832 1833: Diastase: 1853 Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin ...
Felix Hoffmann (21 January 1868 – 8 February 1946) was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine (independently from C.R. Alder Wright who synthesized it 23 years earlier), which was popularized under the Bayer trade name of "heroin".
Edward Stone was born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1702.His parents were Edward Stone, a gentleman farmer, and his first wife Elizabeth Reynolds. His mother having died, his father took a second wife, Elizabeth Grubb, in 1707; the Grubb family was to play a major role in Stone's li
Subsequent promotion has taken into consideration that aspirin is a drug that is not tolerated by everyone, and the product is no longer advertised in this fashion. Alka-Seltzer marketed as an antacid no longer contains aspirin (ASA). [8] The original effervescent formula has aspirin as its main active ingredient, and is marketed for pain relief.