Sealed, gold paper blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a yellow plastic container; container is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of the container h…
Sealed, gold paper blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a yellow plastic container; container is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of the container have information on them; a blister pack is set into the inside bottom of the container; the pack has a four-sided clear plastic top with 21 round bubble pockets to house the 21 white tablets; the corners of the pack are rounded; a piece of foil covers the bottom of the pack and seals the tablets in; there is raised printing in the centre of the pack's top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Paul MacKenzie at Kingston General Hospital.
Maker
G. O. Searle & Co. of Canada Limited
Dates
1992
circa 1992
Date Remarks
Expiry date on blister packet listed as April 1992
Material
ink: yellow
foil: silver; yellow
plastic: yellow; clear
tablets: white
Inscriptions
Top of the container: "Demulen® // 30"
raised lettering on the inside top of the container: "THIS SPACE // FOR RX [the "X" part of the leg of the "R"] LABEL // COMPACK ™ Tablet Dispenser."; raised lettering on the inside bottom of the container reads, "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER // THUR // JEU // FRI // VEN // SAT // SAM // SUN // DIM" (top) "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER" (right side) "THUR // JEU // WED // MER // TUES // MAR // MON // LUN // SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN // THUR // JEU" (bottom) and "SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN" (left side)
raised lettering on the outside bottom of the container:"G. O. SEARLE & CO. OF CANADA LIMITED"
raised lettering on the top side of the blister pack: "DEMULEN 30 // SAMPLE - ECHANTILLON // (L) 172 EXP 04/92"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-1 Row A
Dimension Notes
Length 10.3cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Container and blister packet show no wear or damage; blister pack fully sealed and tablets within are unused and undamaged.
.Combination estrogen-progestin birth control pill with the primary function of inhibiting ovulation. The “30” on the front of the packaging indicates this to be the standard prescription, with Pfizer also producing Demulen 50 for when, “low-dose estrogen proves to be unacceptable.”