Dr. Miles' Little Pills
Dr. Miles' Little Pills
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Usage conditions apply
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A mild effective laxative
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Object Type
- OTC Preparation
- date made
- circa 1935
- ca 1935
- maker
- Dr. Miles Laboratories, Inc.
- place made
- United States: Indiana, Elkhart
- Physical Description
- podophyllin (drug active ingredient)
- glass (container material)
- paper (label material)
- metal (cap material)
- aloin (drug active ingredient)
- ipecac (drug active ingredient)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 2008.0018.041
- catalog number
- 2008.0018.041
- accession number
- 2008.0018
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard W. Pollay
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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