Penicillin: "The Wonder Drug"
  • Home
  • Discovery
    • Alexander Fleming
    • The Oxford Scientists
  • Mass Production
    • Peoria Research Lab
    • Pfizer
  • Effects of Penicillin
    • World War II
    • Life Saver
    • Medicine After Penicillin
  • Conclusion
  • Research
    • Process Paper
    • Biblography

Mass Production

Picture
http://www.acs.org/
1943- 400 million units produced
July 1943- $20 per dose​
August 1945- 650 billion​ distributed each month
​​1946- $0.55 per dose
​In 1945, 200 billion units per month was the domestic consumption in other countries and it was estimated over 300 billion units would be the monthly demand for dosage of penicillin. 
In 1945, the price declined over 95%. Production increased 1,610 times in 24 months. ​
Picture
http://www.iwm.org.uk/

An advertisement from the 1940s about the mass production of penicillin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6KTKVxkcM
Previous Page: Oxford Scientists
Next Page: Pfizer

Penicillin: The Wonder Drug

Home
Kayla Le​e
Senior Individual Website
National History Day 2016
Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in History
Word Count: 1198
Process Paper: 415​​​​​
  • Home
  • Discovery
    • Alexander Fleming
    • The Oxford Scientists
  • Mass Production
    • Peoria Research Lab
    • Pfizer
  • Effects of Penicillin
    • World War II
    • Life Saver
    • Medicine After Penicillin
  • Conclusion
  • Research
    • Process Paper
    • Biblography