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Chapter 960 Therapeutic Effects

"Do you have any goods?" Gong Er asked excitedly.

Zhang Yunhe nodded: "We have it!"

After saying that, he took out two boxes of penicillin powder from his pocket, handed one box to Gong Er and Chen Yucai, and said, "This is it, six bottles in a box!"

The two quickly picked up the box and opened it. Inside the box were six small brown glass bottles, each sealed with aluminum foil, containing a white crystalline powder.

Gong Er picked up a bottle to examine it and said excitedly, "That's right, it's this white powder! This is a life-saving medicine!"

Chen Yucai was also very excited. He held up a bottle of medicine, looked at it, and asked, "Brother Zhang, why is this medicine in a brown glass bottle? And why is it made into powder instead of being made into an injection? Wouldn't it be more convenient to make it into an injection?"

Zhang Yunhe lit a cigarette, took a few puffs with relish, and said, "There's a reason and purpose to doing this. Brown glass has the lowest light transmittance, which can effectively block ultraviolet and visible light, preventing the organic compounds in the medicine from undergoing optical and oxidation reactions, and preventing the medicine components from deteriorating due to direct light!"

"According to experiments, this drug is highly water-soluble. The antibacterial activity of the water-soluble form will decrease rapidly at room temperature, while the drug activity can be preserved for more than two years when it is made into a dry powder!"

After listening to Zhang Yunhe's explanation, Chen Yu exclaimed with great admiration, "A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study! I've truly learned a lot today!"

Gong Er looked up and asked, "Brother Zhang, may I try this medicine to see its effects?"

Zhang Yunhe laughed and said, "Of course, you can try the treatment on any patient. However, this medicine is not a cure-all. It is only effective against infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria or some Gram-negative bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Treponema pallidum, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It has no effect on pneumonia caused by viruses, mycoplasma, chlamydia, or tuberculosis!"

At this point, Zhang Yunhe said with a serious expression, "Everything has its limits. This medicine has the strongest anti-inflammatory effect to date, but it also has side effects. First, a small number of patients will experience allergic reactions after using it. A skin test must be done beforehand. If an allergic reaction occurs, it cannot be used. Another thing is that if this medicine is used too often, the bacteria in the body will develop resistance to it!"

"Therefore, this medicine should not be used indiscriminately. It can only be used on patients whose conditions are caused by the pathogens I mentioned above. It cannot be used for every disease; it is not a panacea!"

Chen Yucai couldn't help but ask, "What does 'drug resistance' mean?"

Zhang Yunhe explained, "You can think of it as the bacteria's resistance and tolerance to it. The more this medicine is used, the stronger the bacteria's tolerance and resistance to it will be!"

"In addition, using too much of this medicine may accidentally kill off beneficial gut bacteria and cause secondary infections, leading to diarrhea and other bacterial infections. Our gut contains many beneficial bacteria that fight off harmful bacteria. If too many beneficial bacteria are killed off, harmful bacteria will start to cause trouble, resulting in abdominal pain and diarrhea!"

"In addition, excessive use may also damage the human immune system and impair liver and kidney function!"

"All of this is clearly stated in the instruction manual inside the packaging. If you decide to purchase this drug and then resell it to other people and hospitals, you must remind users and doctors to follow the instructions and not to misuse it!"

Upon hearing this, Gong Er sighed, "Brother Zhang, such a good medicine, one that can sell for a high price, why write these contraindications on the instructions? Doesn't this affect the sales of the medicine and also affect our profits?"

Zhang Yunhe said with a serious expression, "Second Young Master, this is a matter of life and death. Whose life is not a life? I want to make money, but I won't make money by losing my conscience. The medicine is good, but we can't deliberately cover up its side effects just to make money!"

"If we don't remind patients and doctors that the production of this drug will increase in the future, the price will definitely drop, and then even ordinary people may be able to afford it. People will use it whenever they are sick, no matter what the illness is, and without controlling the timing and dosage, it will definitely lead to drug resistance and other complications caused by overdose."

"By then, this medicine will no longer be effective for the patient, so what medicine should be used to treat the illness?"

After listening to Zhang Yunhe's words, Chen Yucai nodded solemnly: "Brother Zhang is right. We make this medicine to save people and make money on the side, not to harm people. We still need to remind patients and doctors about these side effects!"

Gong Er flicked his cigarette ash and said, "It just so happens that one of my men is sick and hospitalized. He has boils all over his body. Although the doctor drained the boils, his condition has not improved and he still has a fever. I'll use this medicine to treat him!"

"Let's go then, let's take a look!" Zhang Yunhe said, standing up.

The three, accompanied by bodyguards and staff, drove to the hospital.

I saw the patient in the ward, a man in his thirties, looking sickly. He had a fever and was somewhat delirious. The nurses were trying to cool him down with physical methods, but the effect was not very obvious.

When the hospital director and doctors learned that a distinguished person was coming to visit the patient, they immediately rushed over with the nurses.

"Doctor, have the abscesses on my subordinate's body been completely cleared? Have you checked what bacteria caused them?" Gong Er asked.

After the hospital director gave the order, the doctor said, "The abscess has been cleared, but the infection has not been controlled, which is why the patient's high fever has persisted. We used the best equipment and medications available to conduct the examination, and it was caused by a type of Streptococcus aureus!"

"Initially, the sulfonamides worked very well for the patient, but after three days, the patient took a bath with tap water, causing a secondary infection. After that, the sulfonamides were no longer effective!"

Gong Er took out the box of penicillin that Zhang Yunhe had given him and handed it over: "Give him this medicine, and use it according to the instructions!"

"Penicillin? What's this?" The doctor took the medicine box, looked at it, and asked with a frown.

Gong Er said, "It's penicillin. As a doctor, you should have heard of this drug, right? Penicillin is penicillin, just with a different name. Give it to him quickly!"

"Really?" the doctor exclaimed in surprise.

He couldn't help but be surprised. As a doctor, he certainly knew about this drug, but it was extremely rare on the market because it could only be produced in small quantities in laboratories at present, and even the richest person might not be able to buy it.

"Of course it's true, give it to him quickly, I'll take responsibility if there are any problems!" Gong Er urged.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange for a nurse to give him the injection right away!"

Two hours after receiving the penicillin injection, the patient broke out in a sweat, soaking his clothes, and then his fever began to subside.

The fever subsided for most of the day, except for a low-grade fever that returned in the middle of the night. This time, physical cooling methods were effective.

After taking the medication again the next day, the fever never returned until the patient fully recovered.

The therapeutic effects of penicillin have exceeded the expectations of doctors, patients, and their families.