When did aspirin come out?

1On March 6th, 899, Bayer Company, where Hoffman worked, applied to the Royal Society of Berlin for this patent. Three years later, the first tablet of this new drug was born. 1April, 903, Bayer entered the American market and finally took root in the United States.

As soon as aspirin came out, it immediately became the best-selling painkiller for treating colds, headaches, fever, rheumatism and relieving and treating pain in joints and other parts. And in July 1969, aspirin went to the moon with astronaut Armstrong to treat astronauts' headaches and muscle pains.

At that time, Hoffman and Bayer certainly didn't expect: 100 years ago, countless new drugs disappeared without a trace after being popular for a while, but this cheap and humble small white pill could last for a long time. According to relevant statistics, at present, the world consumes 50,000 tons of aspirin every year, about 60 billion tablets. Only the United States and Britain consume 1. 1 10,000 tons a year.