| Reference Number | MIMM/2018-5-32 |
| Title | Lamellae of Cocaine BP Container |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Savory and Moore Company, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplier, 1794-1968 |
| Description | Cylindrical black cardboard container with clear glass vial and small brush inside. White label with red ink reads: “25 Lamellae of Cocaine B.P. Each Containing Cocaine Hydrochloride D.D.A. 1/50 gr. POISON. Directions - Direct the Patient to gaze upwards, and while the eye is maintained in this position, draw down the lower lid and apply the Disc of Gelatine with the camel-hair brush to the ball of the eye as low as possible. Savory & Moore, Ltd. London, W. 1 ” and in black ink "5326" on the side. Clear glass vial has a cork stoper and white paper label with red ink.
This is packaging only; vial is empty. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 20mm x 15mmx 38mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Medicine Packaging |
| Term | Drug Prescriptions |
| Drug Therapy |
| Ophthalmology |
| Prescriptions |
| Physostigmine |