Tin of 500 anti-malaria tablets
- Made:
- 1951-1975 in Macclesfield
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tin of 500 'Avloclor' anti-malarial tablets, one of ten anti-malarial drug preparations from ICI Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals Division), 1951-1975.
‘Avloclor’ is the brand name for an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine. The drug, made by ICI Ltd, is used to treat and prevent malaria. Although made in England, the drug would have been taken in areas or by people travelling to areas where the disease is prevalent, such as Africa and the Middle East. Common side effects include vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and itching. Despite these, the drug is safe for pregnant women to take.
On display
Science Museum: Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries
If you are visiting to see this object, please contact us in advance to make sure that it will be on display.
Details
- Category:
- Industrial Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 1976-626/2
- Materials:
- ferrous alloy, paper
- type:
- tablets
- taxonomy:
-
- drug
- drug
- credit:
- ICI Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals Division)
Cite this page
Rights
We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.
Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero
Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence
Download
Download catalogue entry as json
Download 
manifest IIIF
Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.
