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Glass canister with plastic pop lid and paper label. Canister contains 5 grams of powdered diamorphine hydrochloride.

Glass canister containing powdered diamorphine hydrochloride

1960-1985

Cardboard box, unopened, enclosing five ampoules of Evans Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 10 mg for injection. The contents of the ampoules are to be mixed with water for injection to create 10 mg powder in 1 ml liquid. Diamorphine hydrochloride is administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly to relieve severe pain in the terminal stages of cancer and other fatal illnesses. The box is still sealed.

Cardboard box

1960-1985

Clear glass, circle based bottle, with cork stopper and paper label, containing Wallas' Linctus Menthol et Terpene Comp. c Heroin (linctus of menthol and terpene compound, with heroin). This preparation is highly likely to have been used as a cough cold aid due to the cough suppressent properties of heroin, the expectorant properties of the terpene and the mucolytic effects of menthol.

Glass bottle, with cork stopper, containing Wallas' Linctus Menthol et Terpene Comp. c Heroin

Cardboard box, unopened, enclosing five ampoules of Evans Diamorphine Hydrochloride BP 10 mg for injection. The contents of the ampoules are to be mixed with water for injection to create 10 mg powder in 1 ml liquid. Diamorphine hydrochloride is administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly to relieve severe pain in the terminal stages of cancer and other fatal illnesses. The box is still sealed.

Cardboard box

1960-1985

Clear glass, circle-based fluted bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Possibly 36 ounce bottle, embossed with 'POISON'. To contain diamorphine (heroin) and terpine elixir BPC (elixir diamorphinae et terpini). This preparation is believed to been used for the cough suppressant properties of diamorphine and the expectorant properties of the terpin.

Clear glass

1945-1970

Brown glass, circle based jar with plastic screw cap, sealed, and paper label, containing Diamorphine Hydrochloride B.P. powder. Manufactured by Thornton and Ross Limited. Diamorphine hydrochloride (heroin) is similar in action to morphine; it is a more potent analgesic than morphine but it has a shorter duration of action. It is used to treat severe pain in cases of advanced cancer when morphine in safe doses has proved inadequate. The jar dates from between 1969-1990.

Brown glass

1960-1985

Cylindrical metal canister, with metal screw-top lid and paper label, containing Antikamnia and Heroin Tablets. Indicated as 'A respiratory stimulant, sedative, analgesic, and expectorant'. Promoted on the label 'The combination of Heroin with Antikamnia affords a most efficient means of utilizing the synergic action of these drugs in all bronchial, pulmonary and respiratory diseases. Antikamnia and Heroin Tablets relieve cough, render expectoration easy without untoward and are palliative and curative in the treatment of dyspnoea'. Contain the active ingredients antikamnia and heroin hydrochloride. An alternative name for antikamnia is acetanilide, an analgesic and antipyretic drug introduced to medicine in 1886 antifebrin. During its history it was used primarily for its analgesic properties. Antikamnia and Heroin Tablets are listed in Sangers catalogue from 1906 up until round 1916.

Cylindrical metal canister, with metal screw-top lid, containing Antikamnia and Heroin Tablets

1900-1930

Brown glass jar, with plastic screw cap, sealed with heat sealed viscose,and paper label. Containing 5 grams of diamorphine hydrochloride (heroin).Diamorphine hydrochloride (heroin) is similar in action to morphine; it is a much more potent than morphine but it has a shorter duration of action. It is used to treat severe pain in cases of advanced cancer when morphine in safe doses has proved inadequate. The jar dates from between .

Brown glass jar, with plastic screw cap, sealed with heat sealed viscose. Containing 5 grams of diamorphine hydrochloride

1960-1985