A glass vial (c) with a plastic cap that has an eyedropper incorporated into it (d); vial and dropper are contained in a cardboard box (b), which is inside a larger cardboard box (a).
A glass vial (c) with a plastic cap that has an eyedropper incorporated into it (d); vial and dropper are contained in a cardboard box (b), which is inside a larger cardboard box (a).
(a) Front: "Pr 5 cc. - SIZE VIAL WITH DROPPER // CHLOROMYCETIN® // HYDROCORTISONE // OPHTHALMIC // CHLORAMPHENICOL AND HYDRO- // CORTISONE ACETATE OPHTHALMIC // Contains 12.5 mg. Chloromycetin // {Chloramphenicol, P.D. & Co.) and // 25 mg. Hydrocortisone Acetate with // Borate Buffer equivalent to 100 mg. // Boric Acid and Phemerol Chloride // (Benzethonium Chloride, P. D. & Co.) // q.s. to make 1:10,000 in suspension // prepared as directed. // Stock 21-228-63 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; back: "DIRECTIONS // FOR DISPENSING // Add 5 cc. sterile distilled water to con- // tents of vial under aseptic conditions. // Shake to make uniform suspension. // Place sterile dropper in vial. Dispense // vial in carton. Use shake label. // Each cc. of suspension prepared as // directed contains 2.5 mg. Chloro- // mycetin and 5 mg. Hydrocortisone // Acetate. // Suspension may be kept at room tem- // perature for ten days without sig- // nificant loss of potency. // SHAKE BEFORE USE // DOSE – 2 drops in the affected eye, // every one to four hours, or as di- // tected by the physician. // WARNING – Patients should be ex- // amined carefully for progress, since // hydrocortisone masks certain symp- // toms of infection."; right side: "Medical literature available to physicians on // request. // Chloromycetin – Registered Trademark // Patented in Canada 1951 // EXP. DATE: June 1956 Lot No. E 230 F"; left side: "Laboratories, Branches, and Distributors // are located in Principal Cities // throughout the World. // [illeg.]"; top: "5 CC. – SIZE VIAL WITH DROPPER // CHLOROMYCETIN // HYDROCORTISONE // OPHTHALMIC"; bottom contains illegible handwriting; (c) front: contains the same information as box (a); bottom: "W // 6 [or it could be 9 // M"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 3 Row C
Dimension Notes
a - box - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
b - box - Size: Length 6.6 cm x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
c - bottle - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Diam. 1.9 cm
d - cap with dropper- Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard somewhat yellowed; box (a) dirty on back; bottle sound; paper label yellowed; white powdery accretion on cap