Record

Reference NumberCSFH/9/67
TitleReverin Dry Ampoule
Date1925-1975
Creator NameFarbwerke Hoechst AG, Chemical company, 1863-2005
DescriptionThe white cardboard box houses a single ampoule of dry Rolitetracycline, an antibacterial medication. The yellow paper label provides details about the medicine’s ingredients, the pharmaceutical company, and the expiry date (30.06.1959). The label, written in German, reads: “1 dry ampoule Reverin for intravenous injection. Pyrrolidino-methyl-tetracycline 275 mg, equivalent to 250mg Tetracycline-HCl, with 1 ampoule of 10 cc double-distilled water for injection. Composition: Pyrrolidino-methyl-tetracycline 275mg, buffered with Magnesium gluconate and citric acid. Usable until: 30.06.59. Farbwerke Hoechst AG, formerly Meister Lucius & Brüning, Frankfurt (M)-Hoechst.” Reverin was typically administered as a potent intravenous antibiotic.
Extent1 item
LanguageGerman
Dimensions113 mm x 55 mm x 32 mm
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameMedicine
TermInjections
Tetracyclines
Antibiotics
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/4452Farbwerke Hoechst AG; 1863-2005; Chemical company1863-2005
DS/UK/64Dublin; Cork Street Fever Hospital; 1801-19531801-1953
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