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riboflavin tablets
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Dates
1978
circa 1978
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
000001208 a-b
Description
Rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with metal threaded cap (b); paper label covers front and left and right sides; price sticker on back
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Accession Number
000001208 a-b
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
MeSH Heading
Drugs, Non-Prescription
MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- vitamins, health restorers, protectors -- container
MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
Description
Rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with metal threaded cap (b); paper label covers front and left and right sides; price sticker on back
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle
b - cap
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke-Davis
Site Made (City)
Brockville
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1978
circa 1978
Date Remarks
Listed in Parke-Davis Lot Numbering system
Material
glass: brown
paper: red; white; blue; black
metal: black; silver
Inscriptions
(a) Front: "100 C.T. No. 819 // RIBOFLAVIN // TABLETS // U.S.P. // VITAMIN B2 ["2" subscripted] // Compressed Tablets // DIN 023884 10 MG. // PARKE-DAVIS // Stock 25-819-4 // (L) JH 157 // Exp. Sept. 1982"; right side: "For the treatment of Vitamin // B2 deficiency. // Dose: 1 tablet daily, or as directed by // the physician. // NOTE: For Therapeutic Use Only. // Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd., Brockville, Ontario"; left side: right side translated into French; back: "DT // 145938 // D9 R // OUR PRICE // 4.78"; bottom: "30 // 1 2 // 16"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 3 Row D
Length
a - 6.9 cm
Width
a - 3.3 cm
Depth
a - 2.6 cm b - 1.0 cm
Diameter
b - 2.3 cm
Dimension Notes
a - bottle - Size: Length x Width x Depth
b - cap - Size: Length x Diam.
Condition Remarks
Label slightly yellowed, spot of dirt on right side; label peeling on top right corner on right side; cap corroding around edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System; also see 000.001.267
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