Box “Adrian Ampoules – Morphine Hydrochloride”

Rare cardboard pharmaceutical box from the Société Française de Produits Pharmaceutiques Adrian , 9 and 11 rue de la Perle in Paris. Bright orange label indicating "12 ampoules – Solution for injections – Morphine hydrochloride at 2 centigr. per cent. cube – POISON" , accompanied by the original FSNRF (Fédération Syndicale Nationale de la Répartition Pharmaceutique) stamp.

✦ Origin: France, Paris
✦ Estimated period: Circa 1925
✦ Dimensions: 11.5×8×3cm
✦ Material: Cardboard, label and pharmaceutical stamp
✦ Condition: Excellent condition for a regulated toxic product — vibrant colors, intact stamp, slight signs of wear at the corners

This type of box originally contained 12 sterilized ampoules of morphine hydrochloride, intended for hospitals and doctors. Adrian products are emblematic of the regulated French pharmacopoeia of the 1920s and 1930s, when opioid substances were still part of routine treatments under strict control.