A pharmacist at Whalen's Drug Store, 55 E 42nd Street, is shown putting up a sign advertising the fact that they now have the wonder drug, penicillin, in stock. However, New Yorkers soon learned that the potent germ killer cannot be bought across the counter like liver pills but only by prescription and that it must be administered by a physician. (March 1945 — via Getty Images)
FDA survey finds Americans don’t really understand drug approvals
Only 25% of Americans understand that a new drug approved by the FDA does not necessarily mean the drug will help most …
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