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Packet of 3 ampoules: 1cc Doryl (carbamylcholine chloride)

circa 1932

One bottle of and bulk packaging for bulk pack of 8Y250, England, 1994

1994

‘Camcolit’ Lithium Carbonate, Europe, 1984

1984

Marplan tablets (isocarboxazid), 10mg

1975-1982

‘Larzine’ Unani medicine for malaria

1975-1980

Presentation case of penicillin oitments.

Small chips of crystal-like stone - kautsuri

1900-1920

40 tablets of hormone PRO hGH

1990-2000

"Helpmeet" capsules, faux herbal Viagra

circa 2010

‘Infuza’, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, India, 1975-1980

1975-1980

Bottle of Aventyl liquid

1960-1985

Container of Largactil 50mg tablets, London, England, 1971

1971

Anafranil capsules

1980-1986

Serenace tablets, High Wycombe, England, 1970-1985

1970-1985

Tin of Celevac granules

1960-1985

Carton of 30 Prozac capsules, England, 1993

1993

Bottle of 'Meloden' pills.

1961-1970

'Neocon 1/35' Contraceptive Pills, 1981-1985

1981-1985

Primovlar tablets, India, 1979

1979

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar

1751-1780

Carton of Retrovir, AZT, England, 1992-1993

1992-1993

'Super Sex Cap Merpati' Herbal Capsules

circa 2010

Pack of largactil suppositories, London, England, 1970-1985

1970-1985

Two screw-top bottles for drugs to stimulate ovulation (FSH and MCG)

1999
Glass stoppered bottle with rubber cover, containing original preparation of cinchonine, an antimalarial agent, by Pierre Joseph Pelletier, 1810-1840.

Preparation of Cinchonine

1810-1840
Bromural, drug used as a sedative, from portable chemical cabinet in pine chest

Bromural, from portable chemical cabinet in pine chest

Powder blower

Powder blower

Bottle of sal volatile and compound ammonia solution. Rectangular glass bottle with liquid and residue.

Bottle of sal volatile and compound ammonia solution

1801-1900
South Africa Vigra Element (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function, purchased in Ghana, made by Hong Kong Genic Biology Technology Engineering Company Ltd, c2010. Apparently contains ginseng, male moth, dog penis, dragon fly, East Asian tree fern etc.

South Africa Vigra Element (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function

circa 2010
Bottle of ipecacuanha wine. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid made by F. Satchell, Crowthorne.

Bottle of Ipecacuanha wine

1801-1900
Chyavanprash an Ayurveda medicine (the most commonly used Ayurvedic tonic in the Indian family), one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

Chyavanprash an Ayurveda medicine

Single strip of rolled bark, cinchona officinalis (Linn), from the Royal Botanical Gardens Collection, Kew, exhibited in 1930 Wellcome Exhibition, probably collected by T.J. Buchanan, Madras, India, 1882

Single strip of rolled bark

1882
Super Generation Love pills (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function, purchased in Ghana, made by America Partner Biotechnology Co Ltd, c2010. Apparently contains Oryzanol, Strychnine, L-dopa etc.

Super Generation Love pills (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function

circa 2010
Two cardboard cartons for Pregnyl (Chorionic gonadotrophin injection), both for 12 ampoules with solvent, 5000 i.u., one carton contains two ampoules, one of solvent and one of gonadotrophin, for Pregnyl, by Organon Laboratories Ltd., England, and supplied by Organon Laboratories Ltd., Morden, Surrey, England, 1981; the other carton contains two ampoules of solvent and four of gonadotrophin, for Pregnyl, by Organon Laboratories Ltd., England, and supplied by Organon Laboratories Ltd., Morden, Surrey, England, 1957

Two carboard cartons for Pregnyl (Chorionic gonadotrphin injection)

1957; 1981
Cardboard box containing Marienbader Tabletten, with inscription ‘Nach Recept des Professor Med. Dr. Ritter v. Basch’ (translation: after a recipe of Prof. Med. Dr. Ritter v. Basch), Marienbad, Switzerland, from portable chemical cabinet in pine chest

Marienbader Tabletten, from portable chemical cabinet in pine chest

Box of 12x2mlx10mg ampoules of Primperan (metclopramide hydrochloride), 10 remaining, made for the Tunisian market, 1970-1985

Ampoules of Primperan (metclopramide hydrochloride)

1970-1985
Bottle of cascara made by Burrows Drug Stores London. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid.

Bottle of cascara made by Burrows Drug Stores London. Rectangular bottle with brown liquid

1801-1900
Rectangular bottle containing yellowish castor oil. Printed label for Boots Chemists Southampton.

bottle if castor oil

1801-1900
Bottle of unknown yellow liquid.

Unknown drug

1801-1900
Two Oestrogel pump packs, 8g, one with packing carton, by Laboratoires Besins Iscovesco, 8 rue Morel, Montrouge, France, 1998. Supplied by Hoechst, 1990-2000.

Two Oestrogel pump packs

1990-2000