phial; controlled drug; opium

Made:
Welwyn Garden City
maker:
Roche Products Limited

Glass vial with cork stopper to contain 10 hypodermic tablets consisting of 1/3 grain of opium concentrate which is equal to 1/6 grain of morphine. Morphine is a powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant actions.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A664857
Materials:
glass and cork
type:
phial and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust