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LicensePacket of 3 ampoules of 1cc Doryl (carbamylcholine chloride)
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Packet of 3 ampoules of 1cc Doryl (carbamylcholine chloride)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Packet of 3 ampoules of 1cc Doryl (carbamylcholine chloride), for subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, manufactured by Merk, c.1932, packet is stamped as a medical sample.
Also known as carbachol or its brand name Doryl, carbamylcholine chloride was used as a muscle relaxant and for treating glaucoma, relieving pressure in the eye, or during eye surgery.
Developed in 1932, by H Kreitmair while working in the laboratories of Merck, this sample was likely given to medical professionals to advertise a new product but also for researchers who wanted to investigate its potential uses.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 2008-50
- Materials:
- paper, glass and materia medica
- Measurements:
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overall: 90 mm x 70 mm x 20 mm,
- type:
- drug
- credit:
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
