Summary
Drug Distaval, trade name for Thalidomide, manufactured by The Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Ltd, circa 1960. It was used as a sedative/hypnotic at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia. It was later withdrawn from the British market in 1961 when it was found to be responsible for generating congenital abnormalities in the fetuses of pregnant women.
Physical Description
Drug Distaval (Thalidomide) is in small white pills, contained in a small aluminium canister with screw top, which is in a blue and black cardboard box.
Significance
Example of pharmaceuticals used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria, Australia.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
The Distillers Co. (Biochemicals) Limited, London, England, Great Britain, Circa 1960
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Text (box): 24 TABLETS/ DISTAVAL/ 25 mg/ Each tablet contains/ 25 mg./ d-phthalimidoglutarimide/ 25 mg/ 24 TABLETS/ DISTAVAL/ 25 mg/ Manufactured in England by/ THE DISTILLERS COMPANY/ (Biochemicals) LIMITED/ LONDON and LIVERPOOL/ 25 mg/ (stamped on one side with J. 7 4). Text (canister): 25 mg./ DISTAVAL/ 24 TABLETS/ Each tablet contains/ 25 mg./ d-phthalimidoglutarimide/ Manufactured in England by/ THE DISTILLERS COMPANY/ (Biochemicals) LIMITED/ LONDON and LIVERPOOL.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals
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References
Martindale. The extra pharmacopoeia, 26th ed. London. Pharmaceutical Press, 1972.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Institutions, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Medicinals & Drugs, Medicines, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
