Original free sample of Bayer 205, suramin powder, Germany, 1926
- Made:
- 1926 in Leverkusen
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Original free sample, in bottle, of Bayer 205, suramin powder, by Friedrich Bayer and Co., Germany, 1926
Bayer 205, now known as suramin, is effective against micro-organisms called trypanosomes, which are responsible for tropical diseases such as sleeping sickness. The drug was on the market from 1920. Developed in 1916 by a team at the German dye manufacturers Frederich Bayer and Co., Bayer 205’s chemical composition was kept a secret from other drug manufacturers. This bottle was given out free of charge for clinical tests of the first production batch.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A671732
- type:
- suramin
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
- vessel
- credit:
- Farbenfabriken Bayer AG
