You should know that there are plenty of common drugs where we have almost no idea how they work. Perhaps the most surprising is metamizole, sold under brand na

You should know that there are plenty of common drugs where we have almost no idea how they work. Perhaps the most surprising is metamizole, sold under brand names like Novalgin, Analgin, Algocalmin. One of the most common over-the-counter low grade pain meds and fever meds in the world, and yet we don't know the precise mechanism of action.