Nobel Laureate Gertrude Belle Elion Dies
Few scientists matched the wide array of drugs that Ms. Elion developed. The drugs include acyclovir (Zovirax) for herpes; azathioprine (Imuran) to help prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis; allopurinol (Zyloprim) for gout; pyrimethamine (Daraprim) for malaria and trimethoprim (a component of Septra) for bacterial infections. She retired in 1983, but continued working, helping to oversee work on the development of AZT as the first drug against HIV
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