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Chloromycetin

American  
[klawr-oh-mahy-seet-n, klohr-] / ˌklɔr oʊ maɪˈsit n, ˌkloʊr- /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of chloramphenicol.


Chloromycetin British  
/ ˌklɔːrəʊmaɪˈsiːtɪn /

noun

  1. a brand of chloramphenicol

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There is no doubt that chloramphenicol, better known by Parke, Davis & Co.'s trade name of Chloromycetin, is a potent and valuable antibiotic.

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But so many Americans took Chloromycetin that by 1964 the American Medical Association counted 298 U.S. cases of serious reaction, approximately half of them fatal.

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Last week the Chloromycetin controversy boiled up again in hearings before the Senate Monopoly Subcommittee.

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By far the biggest offender was Chloromycetin, with 56 cases charged against it.

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In desperation the rescue teams switched to a more powerful antibiotic, lacing a dozen squid with about 50 tablets each of Chloromycetin and pushing them down Physty's throat.

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