

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.
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Season 1
3 eps · 2013-07-22
Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines airs on BBC Four.