Abstract |
Vicks VapoRub (Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH) is one of the most popular over-the-counter therapies in the world, used to provide relief from the symptoms of the common cold and non-life-threatening respiratory infections. Even as more advanced products have come and gone, VapoRub continues to dominate the market almost 9 decades after the death of its formulator, Lunsford Richardson (Figure).
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Authors | Khalid Al Aboud |
Journal | Skinmed
(Skinmed)
2010 Mar-Apr
Vol. 8
Issue 2
Pg. 100-1
ISSN: 1540-9740 [Print] United States |
PMID | 20527143
(Publication Type: Biography, Historical Article, Journal Article, Portrait)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- Plant Extracts
- Terpenes
- camphor, cedar leaf oil, eucalyptus oil, menthol, myristica oil, terebinth oil, thymol drug combination
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Topics |
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Industry
(history)
- History, 19th Century
- History, 20th Century
- North Carolina
- Plant Extracts
(history)
- Terpenes
(history)
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