Bottle for 'Veronal' powder

Made:
1903-1950 in Germany
maker:
Bayer Products Limited
Bottle for "Veronal" crystals by Bayer Products Ltd., London

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Bottle for "Veronal" crystals by Bayer Products Ltd., London
Science Museum Group Collection
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Glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for 'Veronal' brand powdered diethylbarbituric acid, with traces remaining. 96 mm x 45 mm, .11 kg. Made by Bayer Product Limited, German, 1903-1950.

‘Veronal’ is the trade name for a barbiturate drug used to treat mental illness. ‘Veronal’ was the first commercially available barbiturate, sold from 1903 onwards, and was named after the Italian city of Verona.

Barbiturates were used to induce sleep by suppressing brain function and were also used as a hypnotic. They were popular up to the 1950s and were an improvement on their predecessors as the side effects were less severe – although unfortunately they could be extremely addictive. Barbiturates are only available on prescription.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600181
Materials:
barbital, paper (fibre product), glass and trace
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm 45 mm, 0.11 kg
type:
bottle and barbiturate
credit:
Wellcome Trust