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John Petro

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About John Petro

John Petro was a physician.

John Petro was a doctor who gained notoriety for prescribing controlled drugs in 1960s Britain.

Petro was one of the first doctors to administer penicillin with Alexander Fleming.

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John Petro was a physician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Petro

· Wikidata: Q17013946

· DBpedia: John Petro

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