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| Combination of | |
|---|---|
| Docusate | laxative |
| Bisacodyl | laxative |
| Prune | laxative |
| Clinical data | |
| Trade names | Fruitatives |
| Routes of administration | oral, injection |
| Legal status | |
| Legal status |
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Fruitatives (Fruit Liver Pills) were formulated as a patent medicine by Amos Rogers of Ottawa, Ontario, in 1903.[1][2] The active ingredients is docusate. It also contains bisacodyl and prune. Currently it is manufactured and sold by Rogers Pharmaceuticals.
The tablets were manufactured in Ogdensburg, N.Y.[3]
The tablets were mentioned in the work of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside.[4]
Claims
[edit]Ads claimed that the tablets were "a combination of extracts of apples, oranges, prunes, figs and medicines"[5]
References
[edit]- ^ United States Trademark Association (1913). Bulletin of the United States Trade-Mark Association. United States Trade Mark Association. p. 253.
- ^ "Canadian trade-mark data". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031423/1923-05-10/ed-1/seq-23.pdf
- ^ L. M. Montgomery (17 November 2013). Delphi Complete Anne of Green Gables Books - Works of L. M. Montgomery (Illustrated). Delphi Classics. p. 1665. ISBN 978-1-909496-12-5.
I remember little Tod MacAllister over-harbour killed himself that very way, eating up a whole box of fruitatives because he thought they were candy.
- ^ "New! What's New in Laxatives?". The Ottawa Journal. 29 Apr 1967. p. 90. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- https://www.sdrugs.com/?c=drug&s=fruitatives&ingredient=bisacodyl/docusate%20sodium/prune
- https://ceb.nlm.nih.gov/fdanj/items-by-author?author=Fruitatives+(Ltd.)%2C+Ogdensburg%2C+N.+Y
- Fruitatives Ltd. v. La Compagnie Pharmaceutique de la Croix Rouge Ltee (1912) 14 Ex. C.R 30
- "Fruit-a-tives ad". Manitoba Morning Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Aug 13, 1904. p. 17. Retrieved 3 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fruitatives Liver Tablet Compound • Museum of Health Care at Kingston". mhc.andornot.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.