- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Collection
- Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy
- Psychiatric
- Mental Health
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Psychiatry
- Mental Health
- Accession Number
- 000003096
- Description
- Physician's sample packet of six green Parstelin tablets in clear plastic blister pack glued at the bottom to a 29.0 cm long folded paper information sheet; once the paper is folded five times around the tablets a package is created; printing on both sides; section where tablets are attached is per…
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- Accession Number
- 000003096
- Category
- Pharmacy
- Psychiatric
- Mental Health
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Psychiatry
- Mental Health
- MeSH Heading
- Mental Health
- Mental Health -- illness -- anxiety
- Mental Health -- illness -- depression
- Mental Health -- illness -- mood disorders
- Mental Health -- illness -- psychotic disorders
- Mental Health -- psychiatry
- Mental Health -- treatment
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- anti anxiety
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- antidepressant
- MM= Drugs -- anti-depressant
- Description
- Physician's sample packet of six green Parstelin tablets in clear plastic blister pack glued at the bottom to a 29.0 cm long folded paper information sheet; once the paper is folded five times around the tablets a package is created; printing on both sides; section where tablets are attached is perforated to tear off as a prescription; tablets have initials SKF on one side.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
- Maker
- Smith Kline & French
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: green, blue
- plastic: transparent
- tablets: green
- Inscriptions
- Front of packet: "Parstelin* // (combination of Parnate* and Stelazine*) // dual-action therapy to relieve // CO-EXISTENT DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY // Smith Kline & French . Montreal 9 // * Reg. Can. T.M. Off. // 6 Tablets Physician's Sample // 'Parstelin' is a combination of two outstandingly // useful psychotherapeutic agents deevloped by SK&F // research - 'Parnate' and 'Stelazine'. // FORMULA // INDICASTIONS // DOSAGE: Uusual dosage is one tablet twice daily - morn- // ing and afternoon.The first signs of improvement are // frequently seen within one to three days and usually // witin a week. If an increase in dosage is required, one // tablet shoudl be added in the morning dose after the first // week of therapy. // Pat. No. 616,537 (1961) Pat. No. 612,204 (1961) // PRECAUTIONS // CONTRAINDICATION // HOW SUPPLIED // CG : 336 // LOT D 1566"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-5
- Dimension Notes
- open flat = Length 29.0 cm x Width 8.4 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Shows minor wear on front and back; tablets are complete and undamaged; all printing is fully legible
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Wikipedia
- Research Facts
- Tranylcypromine / trifluoperazine (brand names Parstelin, Parmodalin, Jatrosom N, Stelapar) is a combination formulation of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant drug tranylcypromine and the typical antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine that has been used in the treatment of major depressive disorder. It contains 10 mg tranylcypromine and 1 mg trifluoperazine.The drug has been in clinical use since at least 1961.It is still available in Italy with the name of Parmodalin.
- Parstelin A brand name for a mixture of TRANYLCYPROMINE and TRIFLUOPERAZINE. Product development discontinued.
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit at Musée de la civilisation de Québec 13 March 2017 - 30 March 2018
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