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Object ID Number:
PH332
Object Name:
Quinine–Calcium
Manufacturer:
Sandoz Chemical Works., Switzerland
Manufactured from:
1940
Manufactured to:
1960
Description / History:
10 cc clear glass ampule of Quinine Calcium ampule. Distributed by Sandoz Chemical Works. This combination drug was used in the 1940s to induce labor and to treat post partum hemorrhage.

This combination drug was used to indued labor as well at treat post partum hemorrhage. In one journal article from 1943, Quinine Calcium was suspected of causing deafness in infants.

Sandoz Chemical Works does enjoy a degree of notariety as the pharmaceutical company that discovered LSD.
Dimensions:
H–3.5 Dia–0.75 inches
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