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

circa 1932

‘Camcolit’ Lithium Carbonate, Europe, 1984

1984

Marplan tablets (isocarboxazid), 10mg

1975-1982

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

1994

Presentation case of penicillin oitments.

Small chips of crystal-like stone - kautsuri

1900-1920

‘Larzine’ Unani medicine for malaria

1975-1980

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

1999

Anafranil capsules

1980-1986

Carton of 30 Prozac capsules, England, 1993

1993

Bottle of Aventyl liquid

1960-1985

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

1971

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

1970-1985

Serenace tablets, High Wycombe, England, 1970-1985

1970-1985

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

1975-1980

Primovlar tablets, India, 1979

1979

"Helpmeet" capsules, faux herbal Viagra

circa 2010

Tin of Celevac granules

1960-1985

Tin glazed earthenware drug jar

1751-1780

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

1981-1985

40 tablets of hormone PRO hGH

1990-2000

Carton of Retrovir, AZT, England, 1992-1993

1992-1993

Bottle of 'Meloden' pills.

1961-1970

'Super Sex Cap Merpati' Herbal Capsules

circa 2010

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

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

Powder blower

Powder blower

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

Bromural, from portable chemical cabinet in pine chest

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

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

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

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

Bottle of unknown yellow liquid.

Unknown drug

1801-1900

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

bottle if castor oil

1801-1900

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

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

Ampoules of Primperan (metclopramide hydrochloride)

1970-1985

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