Sample packet of Triquilar oral birth control tablets, consisting of (a) outer cover, (b) blister pack style dispenser containing twenty-one tablets and (c) a printed information sheet; the outer cover is made of printed paper to form an envelope with an opening at the right side; the front and bac…
Sample packet of Triquilar oral birth control tablets, consisting of (a) outer cover, (b) blister pack style dispenser containing twenty-one tablets and (c) a printed information sheet; the outer cover is made of printed paper to form an envelope with an opening at the right side; the front and back of the cover have printed information on them; housed inside the cover is (b) dispenser containing six brown, five white and ten yellow birth control tablets; the packet has a clear plastic front with twenty-one bubble pockets to house the pills; a piece of foil seals the front and creates a back for the packet; the foil has numbers and information printed on its outer side; an information sheet (c) is also housed in the cover; the sheet consists of a folded rectangular piece of paper with printed information on the front and back sides.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - packet cover - Size: Length 10.4 cm x Width 3.9 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
b - dispenser - Size: Length 9.9 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
c - information sheet (folded) - Size: Length 9.7 cm x Width 3.3 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Paul MacKenzie at Kingston General Hospital.
(a) The front of the cover reads, "RX [with the "X" as part of the leg of the "R"] Tablets of // Levonorgestrel and // Ethinylestradiol // Triquilar® // Made in India by // German Remedies Limited // M. Vasanji Road, Bombay 400 0093 // ® Trademark of // Schering AG // Federal Republic of Germany // Schering // SCHERING // 21 tabs // oral"; the back of the cover reads, "6 light brown tablets, each containing // Levonorgestrel B.P. 0.05 mg // Ethinylestradiol I.P. 0.03 mg // 5 white tablets, each containing // Levonorgestrel B.P. 0.075 mg // Ethinylestradiol I.P. 0.04 mg // PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE // NOT TO BE SOLD // 10 ochreous tablets, each containing // Levonorgestrel B.P. 0.125 mg // Ethinylestradiol I.P. 0.03 mg // SCHEDULE H DRUG // WARNING: To be sold by retail on the // prescription of a Registered Medical // Practitioner only // Mfg. Lic. No. 679 // Mfg. Date 05-91 // Exp. Date 04-96 // Retail Price // not to exceed Rs. 12.00 // Taxes extra
(b) the foil back of the dispenser reads, "Tablets of Levonorgestrel and Ethinylestradiol // Triquilar® // Start // 1–; 2–;3–;4–;5–;6 [downward-facing arrow] // I took my first tablet on // Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat [each day of the week has a dot above it] 7–; 8–; 9–; 10–; 11 [downward arrow] // 21
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-1 Row E
Condition Remarks
(a) The packet cover shows some wear; fold marks and minor staining; there are no tears or missing sections; all printing is fully legible; (b) dispenser like new; the foil backing is intact; the plastic pill pockets at the top have been pushed in but all are sealed; all printing is fully legible; (c) the information sheet has fold marks and minor wear on one end; there are no tears or missing sections; all printing is fully legible.