Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, 'Ovulen'

PART OF:
Collection of early contraceptive pills
Made:
1966-1968 in Chicago and High Wycombe
maker:
G D Searle and Company
preparer:
G D Searle and Company Limited

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, "Ovulen", 3 practicioner's sample packs each containing 2 pill packets, varying dates, made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and prepared by G D Searle & Company Limited, High Wycombe, England, 1966-1968

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Object Number:
1986-248/28
type:
packet and oral contraceptive pill
credit:
Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, Contemporary Medical Archive Centre

Parts

Sample packs of 'Ovulen' oral contraceptive pills

Sample packs of 'Ovulen' oral contraceptive pills

Practitioner's sample packs, 2 of 3, each containing 2 pill packets of combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, 'Ovulen', varying dates, made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and prepared by G D Searle & Company Limited, High Wycombe, England, 1966-1968

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 128 mm x 67 mm, .025kg
Materials:
cardboard , plastic (unidentified) and materia medica
Object Number:
1986-248/28/1
type:
packet and oral contraceptive pill
Sample pack of 'Ovulen' oral contraceptive pills

Sample pack of 'Ovulen' oral contraceptive pills

Practicioner's sample pack, 1 of 3, each containing 2 pill packets of combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, 'Ovulen', varying dates, made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and prepared by G D Searle & Company Limited, High Wycombe, England, 1966-1968

Object Number:
1986-248/28/2
type:
packet and oral contraceptive pill