Ferric Carboxymaltose from Procter's Pharmacy

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Ferric Carboxymaltose from Procter's Pharmacy

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1995.9.911

Description

The large brown pills held in this beveled glass bottle are an early preparation of ferric carboxymaltose (abbreviated on the bottle’s label as “ferri carb.”), a common antianemic iron supplement still in use today. Hand-prepared and labeled in the pharmacy of William Procter Jr. on Ninth and Lombard Streets, this small artifact provides a rare example of mid-nineteenth century medicine compounding.

Context

Medicine prepared in Procter's Philadelphia pharmacy

Category

medicines

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1995.9

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Procter's Pharmacy

Date made

1844 - 1874

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Notes

Ninth and Lombard Sts.

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Selections from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Permanent Collection

Notes

Exhibition Section: "PCP History"