bottle; controlled drug; codeine

Clear glass, rectangle based bottle with plastic screw cap and paper label. To contain 25 compound tablets of codeine, with the active ingredients of aspirin, phenacetin and codeine. All three are analgesics. Codein is a powerful analgesic produced the methylation of morphine.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A664839
Materials:
glass and plastic
type:
bottle and codeine
credit:
Wellcome Trust