Bottle of Terramycin with original contents and original carton, England, 1964-1966
- Made:
- 1964-1966 in Folkestone
- maker:
- Pfizer Limited
Bottles of "Terramycin" and propylene glycol, with contents and teat-pipette and instructions in original carton, by Pfizer Ltd., English, c. 1965.
After the discovery of penicillin, other antibiotics were developed. These were generally based on chemicals produced by micro-organisms – like the mould which produced penicillin. In 1949, the drug company Pfizer developed ‘Terramycin’, a brand name for the multipurpose antibiotic whose later generic name was ‘Oxytetracycline’.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A640338
- Materials:
- carton, paper, bottle, glass, cap, plastic, cap, rubber and cap, metal
- Measurements:
-
overall: 62 mm x 78 mm x 28 mm, .05kg
- type:
- oxytetracycline