Foil tube of ointment (b) with plastic cap (c); paper label wrapped around tube; tube is in a cardboard box (a), along with a 6-page leaflet (d) containing product information, folded in half and rolled to fit in the box.
Foil tube of ointment (b) with plastic cap (c); paper label wrapped around tube; tube is in a cardboard box (a), along with a 6-page leaflet (d) containing product information, folded in half and rolled to fit in the box.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 11.5 cm x Width 3.0 cm. x Depth 2.3 cm
b - tube - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
c - cap - Size: Length 0.6 cm x Diam. 1.6 cm
d - leaflet - Size: Length 10.2 cm x Width 8.4 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
(a) Front: "1 OUNCE No. 56 // SULFATHIAZOLE OINTMENT 5% // 2-SULFANILYL AMINOTHIAZOLE // Caution: To be used only by or on the prescription of a physician. Contains Sulfathiazole 5% in a suitable base. // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; top: "INFORMATION REGARDING USE WILL BE FOUND // IN ENCLOSED CIRCULAR."; bottom: "WARNING – This is a potent drug and untoward reactions may result from its // application. If toxic reactions occur, remove the ointment."; back: "BRANCHES // ATLANTA – BALTIMORE – BOSTON – BUFFALO – CHICAGO // CINCINNATI – DALLAS – DENVER – INDIANAPOLIS – KANSAS CITY // MINNEAPOLIS – NEW ORLEANS – NEW YORK – PHILADELPHIA // PITTSBURGH – ST. LOUIS – SAN FRANCISCO – SEATTLE // BOMBAY – MONTREAL – TORONTO – WINNIPEG"; left side: "SULFATHIAZOLE // MEDICAMENTA VERA [these words surround the logo] PD & Co. // OINT. 5%"; right side: identical to left side; (b) front" 1 OZ. No. 56 // SULFATHIAZOLE // OINTMENT 5% // (2-Sulfanilyl Aminothiazole) // Contains: // Sulfathiazole 5% in a // suitable base. // CAUTION – To be used // only by or on the pre- // scription of a physician. // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; back: "C753614 [stamped] // Information regard- // ing use will be found // in enclosed circular. // WARNING: This is a potent drug and un- // towward reactions may // result from its appli- // cation. If toxic reac- // tions occur, remove // the ointment."; (d) "To the Medical Profession: // SULFATHIAZOLE // 2-sulfanilyl-aminothiazole // EMPLETS AND TABLETS // Sulfathiazole, a derivative of Sulfanilamide, is supplied for // treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia, staphylococcal and gono- // coccal infections. It has also been reported to be useful for the // treatment of streptococcal and urinary tract infections. // [text continues] // ADMINISTRATION // [text follows] // DOSAGE // PNEUMOCOCCIC PNEUMONIA // [text follows] // STAPHYLOCOCCIC INFECTIONS // [text follows] // GONORRHEA [text follows] // MENINGITIS // Sulfathiazone does not pass readily into the spinal fluid; it // is not recommended for treatment of meningitis. // CONTROL OF DOSAGE // [text follows] // PACKAGE INFORMATION // [text follows] // BIBLIOGRAPHY // [text follows] // ESTIMATION OF SULFATHIAZOLE IN BLOOD AND URINE // METHOD FOR BLOOD // [text follows] // METHOD FOR URINE // [text follows] // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY // [logo] // Walkerville, Ontario // W.L. Rev. 5 - 41 // SULFATHIAZOLE OINTMENT // P.D. & CO. // Sulfathiazole Ointment, P.D. & Co., consists of 5 per cent // sulfathiazole in a special petrolatum – adeps lanae base. // APPLICATION OF OINTMENT // [text follows] // CAUTION // [text follows] // BANDAGING // [text follows] // Literature supplied to physicians upon request."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row C
Condition Remarks
Cardboard, leaflet and label are yellowed; box is dirty, creased where it has been opened; water spots on leaflet, tears on edges; foil tube shows some corrosion; cap has leaked: TOXIC – HANDLE WITH CARE!
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection, Jack Willson, Part 6