Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Mental Health
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Mental Health
Mental Health, Treatment
Pharmacy, Psychiatry
Accession Number
010020253 a-b
Description
Sedicin tablet box; square brown paper box (a) printed with green and white ink; product information, directions, medical ingredients, manufacturer's information printed with blue ink; brown paper seal on front; box is open on two sides, allowing white plastic square tray (b) to slide in and out; t…
Sedicin tablet box; square brown paper box (a) printed with green and white ink; product information, directions, medical ingredients, manufacturer's information printed with blue ink; brown paper seal on front; box is open on two sides, allowing white plastic square tray (b) to slide in and out; tray contains five white tablets
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 4.9 cm x Width 4.9 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
b - tray - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Width 4.7 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
(a) Printed on front: "SEDICIN // Sedative for Nervousness"; printed on side: "SEDICIN TO RELAX"; "SEDICIN AT BEDTIME"; printed on back: "SEDICIN // A sedative for the relief of nervousness, // restlessness and insomnia. // Each tablet [Illeg.] Mephenesin // 200 mg. [Illeg.] // ADULT DOS [Illeg.] Nervousness, 1 // tablet three times a day after meals at // least three hours apart. For insomnia, 2 // tablets fifteen minutes before retiring. // CAUTION: KEEP OUT OF THE REACH // OF CHILDREN. // Adrem Limited Toronto 16, Canada"; printed on seal: "For Your Protection // Pharmacist's Autho- // rization required for // Please take to Pharmacist"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row E
Condition Remarks
Seal is broken; adhesive mark and ripped paper on back of box; plastic tray is yellowed
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"Purpuric Eruption due to "Sedecin"", Norman M. Wrong, Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 68, 1953, p. 591
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008.
A 1953 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal states that Sedicin is sold by pharmacists without a prescription, and is advertised as a safe remedy for insomnia and nervousness; the author recommended the medication not be indiscrimately sold due to possible toxic effects, such as purpuric eruptions
Exhibit History
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