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Unknown - Box of Trioden ED medication, c.1997

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Historical information

Used as a contraceptive. Can also be used for treating menopause or breast cancer.

Physical description

Strip of 28 tablets in a white cardboard box, with instructions. Front of box is decorated with a 2cm wide strip consisting of flower petals of various sizes, printed in aqua. Text printed on front of box in aqua reads 'Trioden ED/Free Physician's/Sample/28 tabs./oral/SCHERING'. Back of box is printed with ingredients, use instructions, warnings, and distributor information. One end of box is printed with the text 'Batch No/Expiry date' and embossed with the numbers '32003' and '0598'. This medication expired in May 1998.
Strip of tablets inside box contains 17 white tablets, 6 yellow, and 5 brown. Tablet strip is printed with abbreviations for days of the week next to each tablet, and the text 'Start in the red section'. 7 tablets (5 white and 2 yellow) are displayed on a red foil background, while the remaining tablets are on a yellow foil background.
Instructions for medication are printed in black text on a piece of white paper, which has been folded in order to fit in the box.

Subjects

References

sdrugs, 'Trioden ED uses'

Identifier

2025.28

Date made

c.1997

Measurements

Length: 15.1 centimetres, Width: 5.6 centimetres, Height: 1.5 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/68be76ca6d70fdb841619d06

Accessed 30 September 2025

This record was last updated 21 days ago

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