Drugs taken by a heart transplant patient in one month, Europe, 2000
Robert Moss, who donated his old heart to the Science Museum following his heart transplant in August 2000, needed to take a large selection of drugs each day in order to ‘calm down’ his immune system and prevent his new heart being rejected by his body. This packaging represents a month’s supply.
Object number:
E2000.617.1
Related Themes and Topics
Glossary:
Glossary: transplant
Surgical operation to introduce organ or tissue from one person (the donor) to another (the recipient). It may also refer to the transfer of tissues from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person's body.
Glossary: immune
To be protected against infectious disease.
Glossary: drug packaging
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