Medical Crystalline Sulfanilamide - US ARMY

Rare original WWII unopened box of Crystalline Sulfanilamide, containing twelve sterilized sachets, perfect condition.

The US Army adopted two Sulfa Drugs; Crystalline Sulfanilamide and Sulfadiazine Tablets. Indeed, each soldier carried an individual First Aid Packet, containing a field dressing, and sulfa powder or tablets. These two drugs were designed to be used by both combat medics and regular soldiers in the frontline to prevent infection of severe wounds. A number of contractors were employed by the US Armed Forces to produce Sulfa Drugs during the Second World War; they were as follows:

• The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Lederle Laboratories Inc., New York, New York
• The Anacin Manufacturing Company, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
• E. R. Squibb & Sons, New York, New York
• Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey

Sulfanilamide:

Crystalline Sulfanilamide was one of the first Sulfa Drugs to be extensively used. It was designed to be sprinkled over any severe open wound before applying a sterile dressing, in an effort to prevent infection to the area. It was considered that 5 grams was a sufficient dosage for an open wound, and as a result all of the packages supplied to the Army contained no more than 5 grams of this Crystalline powder. Introduction took place around end of 1941.

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