Central News East: 15.02.1989: Nurofen

Summary

Ronke Phillips item about the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the pain killing drug Ibuprofen which is marketed under the names Brufen and Nurofen.

Year:

1989

Duration:

0:02:30

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Close up shot of packets of Brufen and Nurofen. Shots of Nurofen production lines at Boots in Nottingham. Interview with Professor Stewart Adams who first developed the drug in the 1960s whilst working at Boots in Nottingham. Interview with Mike Caldwell of Boots who said that it was the third biggest selling drug in the world. (+ 11 mins trims of the production lines).


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