What is a truly great scientist who has made outstanding contributions to mankind? ibuprofen inventor, British chemist known as the father of ibuprofen - Stuart Adams. He died on January 31, 2019, at the age of 95.
Ibuprofen, one of the best-selling anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs in the world, was licensed in the UK as a prescription drug in 1969. It has been on the market for 53 years now, with an annual output of 15,000 tons. Today, during this epidemic, ibuprofen has become a must-have medicine for every family. Just in the past ten days, I don’t know how many people it has helped relieve their pain.
A box of ibuprofen sustained-release capsules now only costs about 20 yuan. This is an affordable medicine that everyone can afford. And all this is thanks to this kind old man. Adams waived royalties. Throughout his life, he lived in a simple little house in Nottingham. When he had a headache and fever, he would come to the drugstore and spend money to buy a box of ibuprofen like an ordinary patient, even though he had brought this drug into the world.
In 1962, ibuprofen was patented. In 1969, ibuprofen was approved for sale as a prescription drug in the UK and later as an over-the-counter drug.
After inventing ibuprofen, Adams applied for a patent, but soon after, he made the formula public to the world without asking for a penny in patent fees. Any pharmaceutical factory in any country can use this formula to make ibuprofen and sell it as a product. Some estimate that this cost him and his family at least several billion dollars in lost income.
In 2019, he passed away at the age of 95. Before his death, he had been living in a simple little house in Nottingham and had little wealth.
