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Jelphedrin

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    collection
    Reid Drugstore
    maker
    LaFayette Pharmaceutical Dist. Company
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:
    For control of congestion in nasal areas, analgesic and vaso constrictor
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Blanche E. Reid
    date made
    ca 1940
    ID Number
    1984.0351.177
    accession number
    1984.0351
    catalog number
    1984.0351.177
    Object Name
    pharmaceutical
    otc preparation
    Other Terms
    pharmaceutical; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs
    Physical Description
    cardboard (packaging material)
    metal (overall material)
    paper (inside material)
    Ephedrine Hydrochloride, 1/3%-1/2% (drug active ingredients)
    Sodium cloride, menthol with chlorbutanol, 3/4% (drug active ingredients)
    camphor (drug active ingredients)
    thymol (drug active ingredients)
    benzocaine (drug active ingredients)
    Measurements
    box: 3 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 9.8425 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.905 cm
    tube: 3 5/8 in x 1 in; 9.2075 cm x 2.54 cm
    place made
    United States: Indiana, Lafayette
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    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-87e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_737878
    NMAH
    JELPHEDRIN
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-87e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_737878
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