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Kapseals Amphedase
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Dates
1954
1960
circa 1954-1960
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Psychiatry
Accession Number
000001384 a-b
Description
A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with threaded metal cap (b); bottle has a paper label on front and sides, and is half full of capsules.
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Accession Number
000001384 a-b
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Psychiatry
MeSH Heading
MM= Drugs -- vitamin supplement, prescription -- container
MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
Mental Health
Mental Health -- illness -- depression
Mental Health -- illness -- mood disorders
Mental Health -- illness -- substance abuse
Mental Health -- psychiatry
Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs
Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- antidepressant
Mental Health -- treatment -- rehabilitation
Description
A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with threaded metal cap (b); bottle has a paper label on front and sides, and is half full of capsules.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle
b - cap
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.
Site Made (City)
Walkerville
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1954
1960
circa 1954-1960
Date Remarks
Based on lot number
Material
glass: brown
paper: beige; red; black
metal: black; grey
Inscriptions
(a) Front: "Pr 100 No. 392 // KAPSEALS® // AMPHEDASE // TRADEMARK // EACH KAPSEAL // REPRESENTS: // Dextro-Amphetamine // Sulplhate 2.5 mg. // Niacinamide 25 mg. // Thiamine // Hydrochloride 5 mg. // Ascorbic Acid 50 mg. // Taka-Diastase 300 mg. // (Aspergillus Oryzae // Enzymes) // DISPENSE IN GLASS // L E 280 A // Stock 15-392-4 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side: "DOSE – Adults, 1 Kapseal three times daily, or // as directed by the physician. // NOTE: For Therapeutic Use Only. // 5 50 "; left side: CAUTION – Preparations containing Amphetamine // should be administered with caution to individuals // with hypertension or cardiovascular disease and are // contraindicated in Patients manifesting anxiety, hy- // perexcitability or undue restlessness."; bottom: "3 // D // 9600 // 2"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 2 Row B
Length
a - 9.7 cm
Width
a - 4.3 cm
Depth
a - 2.8 cm b - 1.1 cm
Diameter
b - 2.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Label yellowing, dirty, fading and tattered at edges; cap corroded around edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
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