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Salvarsan : the beginning of the chemotherapy

Paul Ehrlich's obsession about using dyes for treating diseases culminated into the creation of product called arsphenamine. Arsphenamine, though too toxic was used to treat Syphilis as no other drug existed then. The product was patented as Salvarsan - touted to be a salvation for all human sufferings. The Salvarsan points at the era of beginning of systematic approach at discovering drugs. Next came an another dye, prontosil, by Gerhard Domagk which essentially began the era of chemotherapy.

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