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Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

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1 season
3 episodes
Ended
Documentary

Plot Summary

In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.

First Aired:July 22, 2013
Last Aired:August 5, 2013
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Four

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Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

3 episodes

Aired: 2013

Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.