Explain the importance of pharmaceutical industry.

Factor paragraph: answer Explain the importance of pharmaceutical industry. by focusing on Part four: Modern medicine. Use the chronology of AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day, select named evidence connected to Study modern treatment of disease, including the pharmaceutical industry, penicillin discovery by Fleming and development, new diseases and treatments, antibiotic resistance and, and set out one factor, support it with precise evidence, then explain its consequence for the period. End by answering the command word directly.

This exam-style task requires a developed historical argument rather than a list of facts. Begin with the relevant period from Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies, then anchor the answer in Part four: Modern medicine. The evidence should connect to Study modern treatment of disease, including the pharmaceutical industry, penicillin discovery by Fleming and development, new diseases and treatments, antibiotic resistance and and be explained through cause, consequence, change, continuity, significance or interpretation as appropriate. A strong final judgement shows why the selected evidence is more convincing than a vague or unsupported claim.