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Posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
I beg pardon if this isn't the right place where to post this (feel free to redirect me, Dr. Bob).
I was looking for the wonderful site with the advertising of meds from the fifties till now. I forgot the e-address, can anybody help me ?
Thanx
Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 21, 2006, at 10:31:03
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Hmmm... would this be the site you're talking about? Very interesting to see how these things have been marketed, eh?
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 14:48:31
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Perhaps this one......
http://www.decodog.com/inven/psychological1.html
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:27:53
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
This advert for Dexamyl (an amphetamine/barbiturate combination tablet) from 1957 is very funny (but horrifying). Read the small print........
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md29990.jpg
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:28:52
In reply to Dexamyl for the menopause........, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:27:53
You can't read the writing unless you click to enlarge the photo.
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:31:13
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Another one that needs to be enlarged to read......
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md30000.jpg
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:33:57
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Promazine (Sparine) in 1957.....
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md30040.jpg
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:35:56
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:45:08
In reply to Dexamyl for the menopause........, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:27:53
If anyone can't enlarge the Dexamyl ad it says.....
Patient: Mrs. M. F.
History: "Her periods had dwindled and suddenly, in three months' time, ceased completely. Simultaneously, hot flashes, band-like headaches, aches and pains, sweating and a nasty disposition appeared. She was forty-five years of age, and beginning to be flat, flabby and lackadaisical.
Medication: Dexamyl Spansule
Results: The Dexamyl Spansule supplied her with fortitude, helped her see her life in proper perspective, decreased her appetite, chased away her apprehension. As she said, the drug, 'raised my spiritual level.'
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:46:52
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
The Japanese ads are interesting too......
http://psychodoc.eek.jp/abare/gallery/index_e.html
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:50:10
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
Ritalin in 1967.....
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md30035.jpg
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:53:15
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
.....carry stomach in wheelbarrow in 1951......
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:57:22
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
......in 1967.......
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/vw29133.jpg
It says....
'Round peg in square hole, that's the least of her problems. Being a social misfit usually creates many more.'
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:01:01
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
'4 out of 5 former fatties, gain it right back!"
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:06:15
In reply to Another 50s ad for amphetamine......, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:01:01
'Thanks to Dexamyl (brand of dextroamphetamine and amobarbital) she can say "No thank you" to the praline sundae'
Posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:20:56
In reply to where's the site with the advertising of meds ?, posted by francesco on October 21, 2006, at 5:11:55
HRT ad from 1960....
'It is no easy thing for a man to take the strings and barbs of business life, then come home to the turmoil of a woman going through the change of life.'
On Premarin.....
'She is a happy woman again - something for which husbands are greatful'
http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md27913.jpg
Posted by Phillipa on October 21, 2006, at 20:37:01
In reply to Wife on Premarin now pleasant company for hubby, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:20:56
Frightening but mephrobomate and valium got rid of my anxiety panic the first time and I wasn't tired? Love Phillipa ps quit it cold turkey when I felt better no side effects. Can anyone explain this?
Posted by Declan on October 22, 2006, at 0:57:59
In reply to SKF implies their drug keeps people beautiful, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 16:06:15
Cool, Ed. I never could control myself. Now with Dexamyl I will be able to say no to praline sundae and lose some weight. All those nice drugs that came out of the war, I guess. Maybe that was just the western allies. The Soviets may have had to get by on 100mls of vodka.
Declan
Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:53:34
In reply to Dexamyl for the menopause........, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:27:53
> This advert for Dexamyl (an amphetamine/barbiturate combination tablet) from 1957 is very funny (but horrifying). Read the small print........
>
> http://www.decodog.com/inven/MD/md29990.jpg
>
> Edlol, very disturbing... thanks a lot for posting that link above, btw -- ads for Norodin and Deprol?? lol Wow... never thought I'd come across those. I'd always wondered about Deprol, and never was able to find *any* info about it on the web. Of course I'm very well familiar with meprobamate, but I've long wondered, what exactly does benactyzine even *do*??
Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:55:34
In reply to Thorazine for asthma in 1956........, posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:31:13
THORAZINE?? ASTHMA?? Good God, whoulda thunk it?
Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:58:33
In reply to Methamphetamine reduces need for gentleman to....., posted by ed_uk on October 21, 2006, at 15:53:15
Posted by Declan on October 23, 2006, at 16:58:32
In reply to Re: Thorazine for asthma in 1956........ » ed_uk, posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:55:34
If you assume that everyone is (at least subconciously) psychotic, especially asthmatics with a clear conversion syndrome, then it's easy peasy.
Posted by ed_uk on October 24, 2006, at 15:51:19
In reply to Re: Dexamyl for the menopause........ » ed_uk, posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:53:34
Hi M
>Wow... never thought I'd come across those.
Pretty cool huh?
>What exactly does benactyzine even *do*??
Hmmm well, I know it's an anticholinergic.
The chemical structure looks a bit like diphenhydramine. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a sedative antihistamine as well as an anticholinergic. Its strong central anticholinergic effects would explain the hallucinations which have been reported at high doses.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1982 Aug;53(8):759-65.
Effects of an anticholinergic drug, benactyzine hyrochloride, on vision and vision performance.
Brown B, Haegerstrom-Portnoy G, Adams AJ, Jones RT, Jampolsky A.
Benactyzine is an anticholinergic agent which has been used in past years in psychiatry, but is little used today. It has central and peripheral anticholinergic effects, and when administered intramuscularly, it has a rapid onset of action. This may make it useful as an antidote for organophosphate poisoning, in spite of side-effects such as deficits of short term memory, concentration, and attention. As an anticholinergic drug it could also be expected to produce vision changes by its action on the intraocular musculature controlling the pupil and lens accommodation. We tested the drug on six volunteer subjects to establish the visual side-effects of intramuscular administration. We found that it reduced static and dynamic visual acuity, increased pupil size, reduced amplitude of accommodation and contrast sensitivity, while having little or no effect on glare recovery, color vision, intraocular pressure, stereoacuity, oculomotor tracking, and distance heterophoria. Benactyzine produced reductions in visual performance for up to 3 h and had the greatest effects on functions which have significant cognitive components. The present results suggest that the drug is unsuitable for treatment for oganophosphate poisoning when continuous performance is required, although a definitive test of ths suggestion would require that performance should be tested when benactyzine and the organophosphate of interest were combined.
Take care
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 24, 2006, at 15:57:19
In reply to Re: Thorazine for asthma in 1956........ » ed_uk, posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 23, 2006, at 7:55:34
Hi Mic
There was a whole serious of 'Thorazine for....' ads. I remember seeing the 'Thorazine for nausea/vomiting in children' ad, the 'Thorazine for cancer' ad etc. At the bottom of each one it says, 'One of the fundamental drugs in Medicine'.
We have a few people on Largactil at the pharmacy where I work. A few on Serenace........and a LOT on Stemetil. Everyone used to be on Melleril but not anymore. Most people take atypicals now.
Ed
Posted by ed_uk on October 24, 2006, at 15:59:16
In reply to Re: Thorazine for asthma in 1956........ » Ame-Sans-Vie, posted by Declan on October 23, 2006, at 16:58:32
The many uses of Thorazine! Talking about asthma (I'm not asthmatic), I had a dream about Ventolin last night....I took about 5 puffs and started shaking really badly!
Ed
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