Antacid Tablets

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

Relief for sour stomach and heartburn

Date Made: ca 1960s

Collection: Reid DrugstoreMaker: Parke, Davis and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

Subject: Indigestion & Nausea Drugs

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Balm of America, Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Blanche E. Reid

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1984.0351.025Accession Number: 1984.0351Catalog Number: 1984.0351.025

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: ?; Patent Medicines; Drugs

Physical Description: dried aluminum hydroxide gel (drug active ingredients)magnesium carbonate (drug active ingredients)calcium carbonate (drug active ingredients)taka-diastase (aspergillus orzae enzymes) (drug active ingredients)peppermint flavor (drug active ingredients)metal (container material)cardboard (container material)Measurements: carton: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 in; 6.35 cm x 8.255 cm x 7.62 cmtin, each: 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 8.255 cm x 4.445 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ea56-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_737726

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