University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Diabetic
Insulin
Classification
Pharmacy
Diabetic
Insulin
Accession Number
1983.8.1 a-c
Description
A boxed glass vial (a) with a rubber stopper held in place by a metal band, wrapped in a paper label; leaflet (b) in box (c) lists instructions; vial contains 10 ml of insulin, a milky liquid.
A boxed glass vial (a) with a rubber stopper held in place by a metal band, wrapped in a paper label; leaflet (b) in box (c) lists instructions; vial contains 10 ml of insulin, a milky liquid.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - vial
b - leaflet
c - box
Provenance
Donor, Dr. Pauline Mazumdar, obtained vial of Humulin from Scotland in 1983 to donate to the Academy of Medicine.
Maker
Eli Lilly & Co.
Dates
1983
circa 1983
Date Remarks
Expiry date
Material
paper: white; blue; red
ink: blue, black
glass
rubber
metal
Inscriptions
Printed on box: "10 ml U 40 HI 340 // Humulin I // Human Insulin (crb) // Isophane Insulin Injection // Lilly 40 // IU/ml // ISOPHANE"