Kapseals Digifortis Potency Protected Digitalis

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Title

Kapseals Digifortis Potency Protected Digitalis

Description

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Digifortis. Each capsule contains 1 and 1/2 grains of powdered digitalis leaf. The advertisement states that the compound "represent[s] all cardioactive constituents of digitalis" and is "physiologically standardized by the U.S.P. Frog Heart Method." It notes that the product comes in bottles of 100 and 500. The date 6-40 is written in the top lefthand corner. There is an illustration of a capsule on the right hand side. The Parke Davis identifier is bl-5-5.

Date

Rights

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Format

Language

eng

Identifier

pdib-164-kapseals-digifortis

Extent

7 X 3.5 inches

Temporal Coverage

Original Format

Citation

Parke, Davis & Company, “Kapseals Digifortis Potency Protected Digitalis,” American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Digital Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://aihp.omeka.net/items/show/547.