Phospho-Energon

brain, sugar and milk. [http://www.lakemedelsvarlden.se/zino.aspx?articleID=180] [http://www.lakemedelsvarlden.se/zino.aspx?articleID=545] Initially, the drug was sold as a powder to be mixed with liquid, but later pills were produced.

The product was said to have a 'safe and rapid effect against general debility, lack of appetite, nervous tension, exhaustion, and sleeping problems'. [http://www.kkuriren.se/hermes/article/KK_20021030_25_1_1.html] The drug was also used against blood deficiency and disturbances in the neural system.http://www.ub.gu.se/kvinn/digtid/04/1913/10/rfkv1913_10_01_06.pdf] Moreover, the advertisement of Pharmacia claimed that consumption of Energon would relieve the user of fear of traffic, through the soothing of the nerves. [http://www.nau.se/NA-Nytt%202005%20-%20final.htm]

In early advertisements, Pharmacia claimed that the drug was endorsed by Swedish physicians. Moreover, the company stressed that its production was conducted under the scrutiny of a professor.

The permit to sell the Phospho-Energon pills in Swedish pharmacies lapsed in 1936. [http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/upload/F%C3%B6retag/Humanl%C3%A4kemedel/avregistrerade/1900_1939.pdf] The permits to sell four variations of the Phospho-Energon pills (with arsenic, iron and kola extracts) in Swedish pharmacies lapsed in 1943. [http://www.lakemedelsverket.se/upload/F%C3%B6retag/Humanl%C3%A4kemedel/avregistrerade/1940_1959.pdf]

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