Penicillin

Penicillin

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Object Name
antibiotic, control sample
biological
date made
1943
maker
Mulford Biological Laboratories
Mulford Biological Laboratories
Sharp and Dohme
Physical Description
penicillin, 6,200 Oxford Units (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 2 3/8 in x 1/2 in; 6.0325 cm x 1.27 cm
ID Number
MG.M-06629
catalog number
M-06629
accession number
198232
198232
Credit Line
Transfer from Food and Drug Administration, Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, through Dr. Randall, Division of Antibiotics; Accession 198232 (1953)
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