Penicillin: Which drug is known as Queen of Medicine?
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Before the discovery of penicillin, 90% of children with bacterial meningitis died [1.5.1]. This single discovery transformed medicine, turning once-fatal infections into treatable conditions. So, which drug is known as Queen of Medicine? It is unequivocally Penicillin, the world's first true antibiotic [1.2.1].
