'Wellcome' Ergonovine Maleate Injection, 0.2 mg.
'Wellcome' Ergonovine Maleate Injection, 0.2 mg.
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- Description
- Sealed cardboard box containing twelve (12) ampules of Ergonovine Maleate for injection. Label on box: "A sterilized solution for intravenous or intramuscular injection. Administered post-partum for the control of uterine hemorrhage. Average dose: 0.2 mg."
- Ergometrine, also known as ergonovine, is an alkaloid present in ergot, a fungus which growns on rye and related plants. Ergot has been used medically, particularly in childbirth, since at least the middle ages. Beginning in the early 20th century, scientists isolated and studied the active chemicals in ergot. In 1935, ergometrine (ergonvine) was isolated and recognized as the alkaloid responsible for stimulating uterine activity. It is chiefly used to prevent and treat excessive bleeding after birth (post-partum hemorrhage).
- Reference: Dudley, H W, and C Moir. “THE SUBSTANCE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRADITIONAL CLINICAL EFFECT OF ERGOT.” British Medical Journal vol. 1, 3871 (1935): 520-3.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Ergometrine Maleate
- pharmaceutical
- Other Terms
- Ergometrine Maleate; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs
- product expiration date
- 1953-08-23
- maker
- Burroughs Wellcome and Company
- place made
- United States: New York, Tuckahoe
- Physical Description
- ergometrine maleate, 0.2 mg/1 cc. (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 in; 5.715 cm x 7.9375 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-10903.010
- accession number
- 259201
- catalog number
- M-10903.010
- Credit Line
- Gift from School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- subject
- Women's Health
- Obstetrics
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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