Varlex Compound
date: label: date made
content: 1908-1918
name: label: collection
content: Reid Drugstore
label: maker
content: Varlex Mfg. Co.
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
label: Description
content: A treatment for the liquor and tobacco habit.
label: Description
content: Directions: A teaspoonful should be given 3 times a day at meal time until the patient quits drinking or the use of tobacco in every form. 1/2 to 1/4 teaspoonful at a dose if under 18 years.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
label: See more items in
content: Health & Medicine
label: See more items in
content: Balm of America
label: See more items in
content: Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Blanche E. Reid
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0351.128
label: accession number
content: 1984.0351
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0351.128
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Object Name
content: addiction treatment
label: Other Terms
content: otc preparation; ?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: varlex compound (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: muriate of ammonia, 20 grains (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: pepsin (scale), 10 grains (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: water (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (container material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.0325 cm x 1.905 cm