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any one know????

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Jean

Jean Report 23 Oct 2004 23:37

can anyone tell us what m&b tablets were.....

*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ*

*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ* Report 23 Oct 2004 23:55

Think they were named after the manufacturers May and Baker....have no idea what was in them though! Dee x

Heather

Heather Report 23 Oct 2004 23:55

Hi Jean I've been googling and it seems that M&B tablets were an early type of penicillin made by May and Baker. My dad was given these when he had pneumonia in the early 50s. Heather

Jean

Jean Report 24 Oct 2004 00:17

hi heather just been googling as well.....yep your right it was an early form of penicillin........

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 24 Oct 2004 08:49

Shall mention this to Dad later!, think they are what he called "horse pills"!..

Jean

Jean Report 24 Oct 2004 08:50

they were as big as horse pills...