Dr. Miles Little Pills

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Description:

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

A mild effective laxative

Date Made: ca 1940

Collection: Reid DrugstoreMaker: Miles Laboratories

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Indiana, Elkhart

Subject: Laxatives

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: 1984.0351.091Accession Number: 1984.0351Catalog Number: 1984.0351.091

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

Physical Description: aloin (drug active ingredients)ipecac (drug active ingredients)podophyllin (drug active ingredients)aluminum (container material)cardboard (container material)glass (container material)paper (container material)Measurements: vial: 1 7/8 in x 1/2 in; 4.7625 cm x 1.27 cmbox: 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.0325 cm x 2.2225 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8425-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_737792

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