Percy Medicine - An Antidiarrheal-Antacid
Percy Medicine - An Antidiarrheal-Antacid
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: An antidiarrheal-antacid; For the relief of Diarrhea, sour stomach, acid indigestion, heartburn, and upset stomach associated with overindulgance of food and drink.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Date made
- 1996-1999
- maker
- Merrick Medicine Company
- place made
- United States: Texas, Waco
- Physical Description
- bismuth subnitrate, 959.0 mg (drug active ingredients)
- calcium hydroxide, 21.9 mg (drug active ingredients)
- potassium carbonate, 5.6 mg (drug active ingredients)
- alcohol, 5% (drug active ingredients)
- cardboard (packaging material)
- glass (container material)
- paper (label material)
- metal (lid material)
- distilled water (drug inactive ingredients)
- ethyl alcohol (drug inactive ingredients)
- glycerine (drug inactive ingredients)
- gum arabic (drug inactive ingredients)
- rhubarb fluidextract (drug inactive ingredients)
- sugar (drug inactive ingredients)
- flavors (drug inactive ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 6 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.175 cm
- bottle: 5 in x 2 in x 1 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- 1999.0097.5
- accession number
- 1999.0097
- catalog number
- 1999.0097.5
- Credit Line
- Mary Louise San Miguel in memory of Robert Michael San Miguel
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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