Tube of 'Penicillin Snuff', Liverpool, England, 1942-1943
- manufacturer:
- Clay and Abraham Limited
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Licensephial, labelled Penicillin Snuff
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phial, labelled Penicillin Snuff, calcium salt in sterilised sulphathiazole, 5000 units, manufactured by Clay & Abraham Ltd.
‘Penicillin Snuff’ was a formulation of the antibiotic used to treat infections in the nose, throat and trachea (windpipe). It was also used to treat the common cold, although it is now known that antibiotics are not effective against such viruses.
The drug was formulated by Clay & Abraham Ltd, manufacturing chemists who in the previous century had also supplied Queen Victoria with medical treatments.
Details
- Category:
- Biotechnology
- Object Number:
- 1964-458/10
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 81 mm 18 mm, .01kg
- type:
- penicillin and phial
- credit:
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford
