Abelardo Aguilar Explained

Abelardo B. Aguilar
Birth Date:	3 November 1917
Birth Place:	Iloilo, Philippine Islands
Nationality:	Philippines
Occupation:	Physician
Known For:	Discovery of erythromycin

Abelardo Aguilar (November 3, 1917 – September 22, 1993 was a Filipino doctor from Iloilo, Philippines who worked as a medical representative for Eli Lilly and Company.^{[1] [2]}

Discovery of Erythromycin

In 1949, Aguilar was testing soil samples from his backyard and had discovered a method to formulate erythromycin.^[3]

Saccharopolyspora erythraea, a strain of bacteria was isolated and lead to his discovery and to the development of Erythromycin, an antibiotic used today.^[4] Aguilar discovered a method to formulate Erythromycin while testing soil samples from his backyard^[5]

Dr. Abelardo Aguilar isolated a strain of bacteria which lead to the development of erythromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat and prevent a wide range of infections.^[6]

Eli Lilly and Company marketed erythromycin under the brand name Ilosone.^[7] Aguilar received no credit or compensation for his discovery.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francisco . Mikael Angelo . The Ilonggo who discovered erythromycin—and got shafted for it - FlipScience . FlipScience - Top Philippine science news and features for the inquisitive Filipino. . flip science . 4 November 2021 . en . 20 April 2020 . 3 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303170040/https://www.flipscience.ph/flipfacts/erythromycin/ . live .
2. Web site: Dr. Abelardo Aguilar Biography. 27 September 2023. www.whenwasborn.wiki.
3. Web site: Seereeram . Sanjivani . Dr. Aguilar's Antibiotic Discovery in the Philippines . multiculturalmuseums.org . 4 November 2021 . 13 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211013190612/https://multiculturalmuseums.org/english-blog-version-teachers/dr-aguilars-antibiotic-discovery-in-the-philippines . live .
4. Shah . Falguni . Erythromycin . Pediatrics in Review . 1 April 1998 . 19 . 4 . 140–141 . 10.1542/pir.19-4-140 . 9557068 . 4 November 2021 . en . 0191-9601 . 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104151717/https://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/19/4/140 . live .
5. News: The underrated Filipino . 4 November 2021 . Manila Times . 12 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191012220101/https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/10/10/campus-press/the-underrated-filipino/628922/ . live .
6. News: Son . Johanna . MEDICINE-PHILIPPINES: Who Really Discovered Erythromycin? . 4 November 2021 . Inter Press Service . 9 November 1994 . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828065134/http://www.ipsnews.net/1994/11/medicine-philippines-who-really-discovered-erythromycin-1-an-inter-press-service-feature/ . live .
7. News: Ban on Antibiotic Ilosone Urged; Eli Lilly Defends Drug's Record . The New York Times . 25 April 1973 . 4 November 2021 . 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104151724/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/25/archives/ban-on-antibiotic-ilosone-urged-eli-lilly-defends-drugs-record.html . live .
8. Web site: November 21 . carlyo on . Role Models in Science & Engineering Achievement: Abelardo Aguilar ScienceBlogs . scienceblogs.com . en . 2021-11-04 . 2015-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316130924/http://scienceblogs.com/usasciencefestival/2012/11/21/role-models-in-science-engineering-achievement-abelardo-aguilar/ . live .
9. Web site: Hibionada . Florence F. . Remembering the battle of Dr. Abelardo Aguilar:Cure for millions, deprived of millions . www.thenewstoday.info . 2021-11-04 . 2021-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210918004325/https://www.thenewstoday.info/2005/05/03/iloilonews3.htm . live .
10. News: Tan . Michael L. . Drugs and rights . 4 November 2021 . INQUIRER.net . 30 August 2019 . en . 28 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228125609/https://opinion.inquirer.net/123626/drugs-and-rights . live .