Cardboard box, lined with corrugated card. The box contains a glass bottle with plasticpop lid and paper label. This is a professional sample of 30 Phenaglate brand capsules consisting of the active ingredients quinalbarbitone sodium, and megimide. Quinalbarbitone and phenobarbitone are both sedatives and 'megamide' is the Nicholas brand of 'bemegride' (beta-ethyl-beta-methylglutarimide) which is a respiritory stimulant possibly included to counteract the depressent action on respiratory system by the strong doses of barbitone in the capsules. Bemegride has been linked to attacks of porphyria and is not suitable for porphyric patients. bottle; controlled drug; quinalbarbital 1982-1986
Brown glass, rectangle based, bottle with black plastic screw cap and paper label. Containing 100 Seconal Sodium brand of quinalbarbitone sodium 'pulvule' capsules. Quinal barbitone is a short acting barbiturate and was used in simple insomnia and anxiety states. It was also used as pre-anaesthetic medication of children. bottle; controlled drug; quinalbarbital 1960-1975
Plastic cannister, for 6 quinalbarbitone sodium and amylobarbitone, Tuinal brand of 'pulvule' capsules, by Eli Lilly and Company Limited, England, 1960-1985. Believed to be empty of contents. Plastic cannister 1960-1985
Brown glass, square based bottle with yellow metal screw cap and paper label. Containing 100 Seconal Sodium brand of quinalbarbitone sodium tablets. Quinal barbitone is a short acting barbiturate and was used in simple insomnia and in anxiety. It was also used as pre-anaesthetic medication of children. Tablets are coated with a vegetable fibre wax-mixture and thus timed to disintergrate in four to seven hours. bottle; controlled drug; quinalbarbital
Clear glass jar with plastic screw cap and paper label. Jar to contain 250 tablets of quinalbarbitone sodium. jar; controlled drug; quinalbarbital
Brown glass, circle based, jar with black plastic screw cap and paper label. Containing 100 Seconal Sodium brand of quinalbarbitone sodium tablets. Quinal barbitone is a short acting barbiturate and was used in simple insomnia and in anxiety It was also used as pre-anaesthetic medication of children. Each of these tablets are 'Enseal tablets' which are coated with a vegetable fibre wax-mixture and thus timed to disintergrate in four to seven hours. bottle; controlled drug; quinalbarbital
Brown glass, rectangle based bottle with cream metal screw cap and paper label. Containing 100 Seconal Sodium brand of quinalbarbitone sodium tablets. Quinal barbitone is a short acting barbiturate and was used in simple insomnia and in anxiety. It was also used as pre-anaesthetic medication of children. Tablets are coated with a vegetable fibre wax-mixture and thus timed to disintergrate in four to seven hours. bottle; controlled drug; quinalbarbital
