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Bottle - Codeine, Felton, Grimwade & Duerdins Ltd, circa 1935
Reg. No: SH 850606
- Summary:
- Bottle containing codeine tablets used in the pharmacy of a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1935. Manufactured by Felton, Grimwade & Duerdins Ltd. Codein is an analgesic with similar uses to those of morphine but has only mild sedative effects.
- Description:
- Drug is contained in a small, brown glass bottle with oval base, straight sides, short neck with cork.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 11.50 cm (Height), 5.00 cm (Width), 6.00 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | bottles, medicines, pharmaceuticals, psychiatric hospitals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Pharmacy |
| Tertiary Classification: | pharmaceuticals |
| Inscriptions: | 1 Gross/Sugar-Coated Pills/No.139/CODEINA CO./(MARTINDALE)/Codein Gr.1/4/Ext Nucis Vom Gr 1/2/Ext. Lactucae Gr 3/DOSE One Pill/...Felton...Melbourne |
| Manufacturer: | Felton, Grimwade & Duerdins Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1935 |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1935 |
| References: | Martindale. |
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