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Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

Brown glass bottle of aspirin and opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1970

One amber glass bottle of 100 Methergin tablets (methylergometrine maleate), in physician's sample box. 32 mm x 23 mm x 52 mm, 35 g.The yellow and maroon printed box reads, ' For Gynaecological and Obstetrical Use/ METHEGRIN/ methylergometrine tartrate/ 100 tablets/ Each tablet contains/ 0.125 mg. of ../.../ Sandoz Products Limited/...' The side panel of the box explains the dosage as ' 1 to 2 tablets, 2 or 3 times daily'. When used in a gynaecological setting, ergometrine serves to stimulate the smooth muscle of the uterus and to slow bleeding after birth. Distrubuted by Sandoz Products Ltd.,Wigmore Street, London and produced in Switerland, 1970-1985.

1x100x0.125mg bottle of Methergin tablets (methylergometrine)

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1985

Glass bottle of 100, 5 mg methyl-testosterone tablets with a metal lid. 50 mm x 40 mm; x 25 mm; 37 g. Label reads, '100 tablets/METHYL-/TESTOSTERONE/.../DOSE: 5 -50 mg daily/ orally or sublingually/The British Drug Houses Ltd./ London/...' Methyl-testosterone is an anabolic steriod used to treat men with a hormone deficiency. Manufactured by the British Drug Houses Ltd., English, 1950-1970.

Bottle of methyl-testosterone tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1970

Container of Temazepam 10mg capsules, originally containing 500 capsules, mostly still remaining. height 118 mm; diameter 67 mm; weight 182g. Inscribed: 'Wyeth*/ Temazepam/ 10mg/ 500 capsules/ POM / Each capsule contains/ 10mg temazepam/ Wyeth Laboratories / Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks/ LOT 6829/ EXP. MAR 1988'. Made by Wyeth Laboratories, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. English, 1980-1986.

Container of Temazepam 10mg capsules, originally containing 500 capsules, mostly still remaining

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1980-1986

Glass specimen bottle containing leaves of coca, 98 mm x diameter 46 mm. Type face label on paper with an inscription in French reading, 'FEUILLES DE COCA/Erythroxylon Coca'. Unknown maker, possibly South American in origin, 1900-1930.

Glass bottle of coca leaves

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Wooden drawer insert with brass handle and sliding top filled with powdered 'aromatic confection'. 38 mm x 62 mm x 60 mm, 67g. Handwritten label reads,Conf. Aromat/Dose/Ten Grains to/Half a dram. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830.

Powdered 'aromatic confection', inside Mahogany drawer

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1830

Large wooden barrel filled with large dried poppy heads. Barrel: 320 mm x 500 mm diameter. Faded inscription, possibly in Arabic, is illegible. Unknown maker, possibly Turkish, 1801-1930.

Large wooden barrel filled with dried poppy heads; controlled drug

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1930

Two amber glass bottles of aspirin, phenacetin and codeine tablets with bakelite lids. 86mm x 40 mm x 27 mm. Both bottles are labled with a cream printed label with black type face, ' 25/ Compressed tablets/ No. 726/ ASPIRIN/PHENACETIN/AND CODEINE/...Dose: 1 to 2 tablets/...Hounslow near London. One bottle is full of tablets which have become crystallised and weighs 81 g. The other bottle contains only 3 tablets, which are in better condition. Contents indicate the pills would have been used as pain relievers. Phenacetin was one of the first non-opiate analgestics on the market. Made by Parke, Davis and Co., Ltd., English, 1910-1940.

Two bottles of aspirin, phenacetin and codeine tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910-1940

Three tubes of 'Mephine' brand tablets, 10 mg. mephentermine sulphate. 95mm by 17 mm diameter, 14g each. Outer printed label reads, ' .../"MEPHINE"/.../JOHN WYETH & BTOTHER LTD., 25 OLDHILL PLACE, LONDON, N.16/...' Tube is full of small oblong orange 'mephine' pills. As a drug, mephentermine has been used to treat hypertension and as a psychiatric stimulant. Made by John Wyeth and Brother Ltd., 25 Oldhill Place, London, N16, England. tubes of "Mephine" tablets, by John Wyeth and Brother Ltd., English, 1950-1990.

Three tubes of 'Mephine' tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1990

Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (ipecacuanha and opium). 50 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 71g. Made by S. Maw, English, c. 1850.

Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1860

Dispensing pot, stoneware, glazed, with tin lid of opium extract (X. OPII). 81 mm x 72 mm diameter, 392 g. Unknown maker, English, second half 19th century.

Dispensing pot of opium extract

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Brown glass bottle of chocolate-coated Febricula (laxative) tablets. Printed label reads, '100/ Chocolate-Coated/ Tablets/ NO. 197/ FEBRICULA/ (Cold, Laxative)/ Quinine Hydrobromide../Ipecacuahna and Opium.../Aloin../Calomel.../Powdered Capsicum.../Tincture of Aconite...' Parke, Davis and Co., London, preparer, 1900-1930.

Bottle of Febricula laxative tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Stoneware dispensing pot with tinned steel lid of poppy extract (EX: PAPAPAV), full. 81 mm x 72 mm, 439 g. Unknown maker, English, late 19th century.

Dispensing pot of poppy extract

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Tube of 'Mephine' brand tablets, 10 mg. mephentermine sulphate. 95mm by 17 mm diameter, 14g. Outer printed label reads, ' .../"MEPHINE"/.../JOHN WYETH & BTOTHER LTD., 25 OLDHILL PLACE, LONDON, N.16/...' Tube is full of small oblong orange 'mephine' pills. As a drug, mephentermine has been used to treat hypertension and as a psychiatric stimulant. Made by John Wyeth and Brother Ltd., 25 Oldhill Place, London, N16, England, 1930-1970.

Tube of 'Mephine' tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1970

Small glass bottle of homeopathic opium pills with cork stopper. 40 mm high. Part of an ornate leather-bound chest of homeopathics. Homeopathic medicine is based on the 'law of similars' that 'like is cured by like'. Made by Moll, Austian, 19th century.

Bottle of homeopathic opium pills

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Glass bottle of "Choleflavin" brand (papaverine hydrochloride) pearl pellets in original carton. Carton: 73 mm x 44mm x 28 mm. Yellow carton with maroon borders and blue central text pabel reads, ' 60 pellets/ CHOLEFLAVIN/ Trademark Brand/ Trypaverin/ Bayer Products Ltd./...' The carton contains an oval shaped clear glass bottle with a shiny metalic top which is embossed with the Bayer logo. On the front of the bottle is adhered a printed label, again in yellow and blue, which repeats the information on the front of the carton. The 'pellets' contained within the bottle are spherical and silver in colour. Supplied by Bayer Products Ltd., German, 1930-1940.

Bottle of 'Choleflavin' pellets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1940