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Arsphenamine

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Salvarsan natrium vial

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: MS C 613
Scope and content

One commemorative vial encased in acrylic, presented to Monroe Troutby Donald Shepherd, vice president of manufacturing for Sterling Drug Co. Accordingto internal documentation, this is allegedly the first vial ever produced by Lucius & Brüning Hoesch. Salvarsan, the tradename for arsphenamine, was the first organic antisyphilitic.

Dates: 1910
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections