Summary
Sodium Amylobarbitone from a Victorian mental hospital. Sodium amylobarbitone is a barbiturate, used as a sedative and, in higher doses, as an hypnotic. It induces a prolonged sleep - narcosis - and was used to sedate patients as a form of restraint. The treatment was commonly called 'sleeping away one's troubles.' Another name for this drug may be Sodium Ametal. It is an example of pharmaceuticals used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Small, flat, clear plastic box containing the drug sodium amylobarbitone. Box has rounded front corners and labels - 90 sodium amylobarbitone, gr. 1.1/2 - under clear top and bottom. Contains lead pieces.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
Text: 90/ SODIUM AMYLOBARBITONE/ gr 1 1/2
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
5.5 cm (Length), 1 cm (Width), 3.5 cm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
35 mm (Length), 53 mm (Width), 12 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
British pharmaceutical codex, 1963. London. Pharmaceutical Press.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Institutions, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Medicinals & Drugs, Medicines, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions
