Norris, David A., <br/><br/>
Elixirs, Balsams and Bilious Pills: Patent Medicines 1700-1907. 
David A. Norris. 
 -  History Magazine,  2005. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 11,  Health,  1522-323X; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: Elixirs, Balsams and Bilious Pills: Patent Medicines 1700-1907, April/May 2005; pp. 31-36. 
<br/><br/> "People who got sick during the 18th, and much of the 19th, centuries hated to call a doctor. Doctors were expensive, and were partial to prescribing harsh purgatives, or painful treatments such as bleeding. Thank goodness there was a cheaper, simpler alternative....And so it was that the patent medicine was a fixture of everyday life for over two centuries in England, the US and much of the rest of the world." (HISTORY MAGAZINE)TThis article describes the history of patent medicines. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-323X; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Advertising--Medicine<br/>Labels--Law and legislation<br/>Medicine--Early works to 1800<br/>Opium<br/>Patent medicines<br/>Quacks and quackery
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050