On the metal cap: a triangular shape with "CPL" overlaid on it; on the paper label surrounding the tube: "DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART // NOT HABIT-FORMING // 12 TABLETS // Persomnia // TRADE MARK // for insomnia // For SLEEPLESSNESS – 1 or 2 tablets with warm milk or // water immediately before retiring. Repeat if necessary // Brommovalerylurea 65 mg. Calcium phosphato-carbonate 100 mg. // Carbromal 195 mg. Excipient 9.0 // MANUFACTURED in England by // CLINICAL PRODUCTS LTD. RICHMOND, SURREY // Sole Canadian Distributors // LAURENTIAN AGENCIES REG'D // 429 St. Jean Baptiste Street Montreal 1 Quebec"; printed at an angle across the foregoing: "MEDICAL SAMPLE"
On the metal cap: a triangular shape with "CPL" overlaid on it; on the paper label surrounding the tube: "DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART // NOT HABIT-FORMING // 12 TABLETS // Persomnia // TRADE MARK // for insomnia // For SLEEPLESSNESS – 1 or 2 tablets with warm milk or // water immediately before retiring. Repeat if necessary // Brommovalerylurea 65 mg. Calcium phosphato-carbonate 100 mg. // Carbromal 195 mg. Excipient 9.0 // MANUFACTURED in England by // CLINICAL PRODUCTS LTD. RICHMOND, SURREY // Sole Canadian Distributors // LAURENTIAN AGENCIES REG'D // 429 St. Jean Baptiste Street Montreal 1 Quebec"; printed at an angle across the foregoing: "MEDICAL SAMPLE"
Printed on box: "NEW PE-RU-NA // TONIC"; "Manufactured for: Consolidated Royal Chemical Corporation"; from attached circular: "Cure for coughs due to colds"; "Gentle stimulator"; "Restores strength and energy"; "Aid to sleep".
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Neurological
Accession Number
1982.25.1
Description
A cylindrical glass bottle with rounded shoulders and wide neck ending in a wide, flat lip; bottle is mold-blown and has many air bubbles; stopped with a cork; two paper labels; contains Serpina tablets.
A cylindrical glass bottle with rounded shoulders and wide neck ending in a wide, flat lip; bottle is mold-blown and has many air bubbles; stopped with a cork; two paper labels; contains Serpina tablets.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. K. J. R. Wightman, from the effects of Dr. K. J. R. Wightman, possibly originally from the effects of Dr. Duncan Graham.
Printed on upper small paper label: "500 TABLETS"; on large label: "SERPINA // TABLETS // FOR // INSANITY, INSOMNIA // HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE // EPILEPSY & HYSTERIA"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-2 Row B
Temporary Location
On display “History of Psychiatry” at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa L-2018-2; 20 March 2018 – 31 Dec 2019
Dimension Notes
Length 16.0 cm x Diam. 6.5 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
The British Medical Dictionary
Research Facts
"Reserpine one of the crystalline alkaloids of Rauwolfia serpentina it is indicated in neuropsychiatric disorders and hypertension. Cases of depression in rauwolfia therapy in hypertension have been reported, and it is advisable to suspend the drug where these symptoms appear."; "Rauwolfia the dried root of Rauwolfia serpentina it is a sedative and hypnotic widely used in India for insomnia and certain types of insanity."
Printed on box: "Sleepex // REG'D ENRG."; "Bromure de Soude 1-20 gr. // Bromisovaleryluréa 3 gr. // Iode Peptonisé 1-100 gr. // Edifice SLEEPEX Building, Montreal"; "Sleepex, Nervous Sedative"; from attached circular: "A quick inducer to sleep"; "Helps relieve nervous insomnia caused by overwork, worry, nervous dyspepsia"; "Women suffering from excessive pain during menstruation may find in Sleepex a valuable relief."
Printed on package: "VANTOR // (Trade Mark Registered) // A prompt and sure remedy for Headache, Neuralgia, Sleeplessness or Insomnia, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Anemia, etc. due to Impure Blood and Nervous Exhaustion."