Quinine Pills, 2 Grains

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For use as an antiperiodic, tonic, and antipyretic [to lower a fever] [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1926]

Date Made: after 1901

Maker: American Can Company

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, The Antibody Initiative, Botanical Medicine

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Credit Line: Gift of Richard H. Bogard

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2000.0137.063Accession Number: 2000.0137Catalog Number: 2000.0137.063

Object Name: pharmaceuticalOther Terms: otc preparation; Drugs

Physical Description: metal (container material)quinine (drug ingredient)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 3.4925 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-47ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1215447

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