While Nourry Wine contains but an insignificant proportion of iodin, the circular claims that “Nourry Wine presents a high dose of iodin.” Further, the label on Nourry Wine and the circular which is wrapped with it suggests its use in a number of diseases in which iodin medication is considered of minor importance. These recommendations, bolstered up by testimonials from twelve to twenty-five years old, are likely to lead the public if not the medical profession to use this weak iodid wine where efficient treatment is called for. The attempt is made to give a further false value to Nourry Wine in the minds of those who prize everything that is foreign by the suggestion that it comes from France when in reality it is made in New York. In conclusion the Council held that, though the alcohol of the wine is the most potent constituent, the constant use in the advertising matter of the term “Nourry Wine,” unqualified by the adjective “Iodinated,” was mischievous as likely to lead to the thoughtless use of the preparation in cases unsuitable for iodin medication. The Council refused recognition to Nourry Wine.—(From The Journal A. M. A., Dec. 12, 1914.)
LABORDINE
A Report by the Council and Some Pertinent Comments Added Thereto
The following report was submitted to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry by the subcommittee which examined Labordine:
To the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry:—Your subcommittee presents the following report on Labordine, sold by the Labordine Pharmacal Co., St. Louis.
Labordine is advertised to physicians as having the following composition:
| Apium Graveolens (true active principle) “Process-Laborde” | 353⁄8 |
| Gaultheria Fragrantissima (true active principle) “Process-Laborde” | 251⁄8 |
| Acete Amide-Phenyle | 151⁄8 |
| Quinina | 11⁄8 |
| Benzoyl-Sulphyonic-Imide | 231⁄4 |
It is stated to be a “vegetable antipyretic”; that {“}it reduces temperature without heart depression,” and physicians are warned to “avoid acetanilid poisoning and danger from other coal-tar antipyretics.”