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Bendigo Military MuseumEquipment - CONTAINER, MALARIA TABLETS, 1939- 1945
... CONTAINER, MALARIA TABLETS...Malaria tablets...Small army green pocket size malaria tablet tin...WWII Passchendaele Barracks Trust Tin Malaria tablets WW2 ...WWIISmall army green pocket size malaria tablet tin, with instructions on the inside of the tin on how to use the contents.Base of tin: “ATEBRIN (0.1 GRAMME)” Inside of tin: “UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED TAKE 1 TABLET EVERY DAY AFTER FOOD WHILE IN A MALARIA AREA. IF YOU MISS A TABLET TAKE TWO TABLETS THE NEXT DAY. IF TWO DAYS BE MISSED TAKE THREE TABLETS NEXT DAY BY DOING SO MALARIA FEVER WILL BE AVOIDED”passchendaele barracks trust, tin, malaria tablets, ww2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchEquipment Tin and tablets, C WW2
... Khaki tin containing Atebrin Tablets for Malaria.... containing Atebrin Tablets for Malaria. Equipment Tin and tablets ...Khaki tin containing Atebrin Tablets for Malaria.Advice for he taking of tablets printed in lid. -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchTablets, Atabrine, ca 1940s
... with the following handwritten note: "Attabrine? tablets Malaria F Carey"... mornington-peninsula tablet atabrine malaria tropics tropical new ...Unusual World War ll souvenir consisting of a small bottle containing a number of "Atabrine" tablets which has been mounted on a wooden base. These were originally issued to RAAF Leading Aircraftman, Frederick Charles Carey, service number 116991. "Atabrine" was extensively used as a preventative measure to protect servicemen serving in tropical areas from Malarial infection. "Atabrine" is a proprietary name for "Mepacrine" which was one of the first substitutes for "Quinine" a naturally occurring Malaria preventative. Larger doses of "Quinine" and "Atabrine" is also used to treat the effects of Malaria. The wooden base of this item has a label with the following inscription: "W.W.II ATABRINE", "THE S-W PACIFIC SERVICEMAN'S ANTI-MALARIAL TREATMENT", "F. CAREY", the bottle has a label with the following handwritten note: "Attabrine? tablets Malaria F Carey"tablet, atabrine, malaria, tropics, tropical, new guinea, papua -
Waverley RSL Sub BranchAtabrin Tablets in Metal container
Atabrin Tablets Quinacrine C23H30ClN3O Anti-Malarial Drugs issued to all troops in tropical areas during WWII Troops used to joke about the fact that ATABRIN turns the skin yellow. Prevented Malaria in Tropical Regions minimizing the disruption to combat caused by untreated Malaria.Rectangular metal container,dark grey in colour. The words Atabrin Tablets printed on lid in raised printmalaria, atabrin, tropical disease, -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchAtebrin Container
Atebrin was an anti-malarial supplied to Australian forces for use in tropical areas in WWII and Vietnam.This tin is representative of the experience of Australian service personnel serving in tropical areas throughout the 20th Century.Small green rectangular tin container. Embossed writing on the bottom. Hinged lid. Text inside the lid explaining the use of the contents. The tin is empty.ATEBRIN / (0.1 GRAMME) Tablet to be taken after a meal and followed by a large drink of water. The dosage (as ordered) in endemic areas, 1 tablet for every other day, except sundays (1 sheet per fortnight); in hyperendemic areas, 1 tablet every day, except sundays (1 sheet per week).malaria, atebrin, wwii, vietnam, medicine, treatment, tropical, new guinea, aif
