bottle; controlled drug; dextroamphetamine

Made:
Manchester

Brown glass, circle based, half-fluted bottle, with black plastic screw top lid and paper label, containing Amphetone. Indicated on the label as 'A unique quick-acting stimulant which combats general depression associated with influenza, physical due to overwork and nervous debility'. Amphetone consists of the active ingredients dexamphetamine sulphate, strychnine hydrochloride, aneurine hydrochloride, calcium glycerophosphate, sodium glycerophosphate, nicotinamide, and riboflavine. The dates from between 1954-1963.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A664145
Materials:
plastic and glass
type:
bottle and dextroamphetamine
credit:
Wellcome Trust