A cylindrical glass vial (b) with threaded metal cap, sealed by means of a metal ring around cap and vial neck, which will break if cap is turned; vial is in a cardboard box (a) along with a dropper (c) in a plastic package; vial has a paper label around circumference and is 1/3 full of powder.
A cylindrical glass vial (b) with threaded metal cap, sealed by means of a metal ring around cap and vial neck, which will break if cap is turned; vial is in a cardboard box (a) along with a dropper (c) in a plastic package; vial has a paper label around circumference and is 1/3 full of powder.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - box
b - vial
c - dropper
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke-Davis Canada Inc.
Dates
1989
circa 1989
Date Remarks
Based on expiry date
Material
cardboard: white; red; black
plastic: translucent yellow; translucent white; black
glass: brown
paper: white; red; black
metal: grey
Inscriptions
(a) Front: "Pr DIN 155977 // Chloromycetin* // Hydrocortisone // Ophthalmic / Ophthalmique // Chloramphenicol and Hydrocortisone // Acetate Ophthalmic / Chloramphénicol et // acétate d'hydrocortisone ophthalmique // STERILE // 5 mL Vial With Dropper / Fiole de 5 mL avec comple- // gouttes // Dosage – 2 drops of suspension applied to the eye // every three hours as directed by the physician. // Medical literature available on request. // [dosage repeated in French] // *Reg. T.M./M Enr. Parke, Davis & Company // Parke-Davis Canada Inc. auth. user / usager aut. // PARKE-DAVIS"; right side: "Antibiotic SHAKE WELL // Each mL of suspension prepared as directed contains 2.5 mg Chloromycetin* (chloramphenicol) // and 5 mg Hydrocortisone Acetate with Borate Buffer equivalent to 20 mg Boric Acid and 0.01% // Phemerol* (benzethonium chloride). // DIRECTIONS FOR DISPENSING – Add 5 mL sterile distilled water to contents of vial under // aseptic conditions. Shake to make uniform suspension. Place sterile dropper in vial. Use shake // label. // Suspension may be kept at room temperature for ten days without significant loss of potency."; back: "CONTRAINDICATIONS – [text follows] // ADVERSE REACTIONS – [text follows] // WARNING – [text follows] // [contraindications, adverse reactions and warning repeated in French] // Parke-Davis Canada Inc., Scarborough, Ontario // 26763 267B620"; left side: "(L) 47102 EXP JL 89 // [right side repeated in French]"; top: "Chloromycetin* // Hydrocortisone // Ophthalmic / Ophthalmique // 5 mL Vial With Dropper // Fiole de 5 mL avec compte-gouttes // 26763 267B620"; (b) front: "Pr DIN 155977 // CHLOROMYCETIN* // HYDROCORTISONE // OPHTHALMIC // CHLORAMPHENICOL AND // HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE OPHTHALMIC // 5 mL vial // PARKE-DAVIS"; back: "STERILE // Each ml of suspension pre- // pared as directed contains // 2.5 mg Chloromycetin* // (chloramphenicol) and 5 mg // Hydrocortison Acetate. // Antibiotic SHAKE WELL // Dose – 2 drops of suspension // applied to the eye every // three hours as directed by // the physician. See carton re- // garding contraindications and // adverse reactions. // *Reg. T.M. Parke, Davis & Co. // Parke-Davis Canada Inc. Auth. User // Parke-Davis Canada Inc. // Scarborough, Ontario // 267H300 26763 EXP JULY 1989 // L 47102 // N 0071-3228-50 [SI] Printed in USA 322 G091"; bottom: "Q // 22"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 3 Row C
Dimension Notes
a - box - Size: Length 8.0 cm x Width 4.8 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
b - vial - Size: Length 4.3 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
c - dropper - Size: Length 6.2 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Box scuffed, dented, dirty; no apparent problems with vial or dropper