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Antibiotic Debate Antibiotics, also know as the great life savers of all time were first invented in 1928 by the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. An antibiotic is a​
medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. A​
ntibiotics have been called 'miracle drugs' for a reason. Before antibiotics were discovered it was the 'dark age' of medicine. For thousands of years doctors used many types of plants, fungi and lichen to try heal infections without knowing how it worked. Medicine was more of an experimental practice. Soup and patient isolation were the key factors when trying to treat an infection. As soon as antibiotics were discovered medicine, industry and farming were revolutionised. Antibiotics have really changed the way that medicine is practised. The past several generations of patients and doctors have relied on them heavily. Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern times.