Report of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry
The report which appears below was sent to the Chlorine Products Company, Inc., May 14, 1919. In reply to an inquiry sent the Chlorine Products Company, July 8, the company wrote that it could send no reply because the medical director was still in France. However, Chloron and Chlorax are being advertised in medical journals; also essentially the same advertising as that discussed in the report was recently received by a physician from the Chlorine Products Company.
The preceding facts having been reported to the Council, publication of the report was authorized.
W. A. Puckner, Secretary.
Chloron, Chlorax and Number “3” are preparations of essentially similar composition put out by the Chlorine Products Company, Inc., New York.
Chloron
Chloron, according to the label, is “A stable CHLORINE remedy for the reduction of inflammation, relief of pain and for all wounds, burns, scalds and every description of sores except cancer and lupus.” Its composition is given as:
“Free chlorine, 0.200 per cent.; calcium chloride, 0.190 per cent.; mercurous chloride, 0.030 per cent.; lithium chloride, 0.035 per cent.; calcium hydrate, 0.010 per cent.; water to 100 parts.”
The Council asked the manufacturers for further information in regard to the composition or preparation of Chloron and received this reply: