Stories
- Article
Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
- Article
Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
Catalogue
- Books
Generic : the unbranding of modern medicine / Jeremy A. Greene.
Greene, Jeremy A., 1974-Date: 2014- Books
- Online
The cost and availability of generic drugs to the NHS : first report / Health Committee.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee.Date: 1999- Ephemera
- Online
Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Ltd : generics offer : available until September 5th 1981.
Date: 1981- Ephemera
- Online
Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Ltd : step into autumn with our September generics offer : available until October 10th 1981.
Date: 1981- Books
The Misuse of Drugs Act : a guide for forensic scientists / L.A. King.
King, L. A. (Leslie A.)Date: [2003]