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Vintage Paregoric medicine label made for Skinner Drug Store, Phone 129, in Van Buren, Arkansas. The blue-and-white label states that the preparation contained 46.5% alcohol and opium, with a warning that it could be habit-forming. It also lists historical dosage amounts for infants, children, and adults.
Paregoric was an opium-based liquid medicine historically used to relieve diarrhea and slow movement in the stomach and intestines. This label may have been intended for a bottle filled and packaged by the drugstore.
This listing is for an unused collectible paper label only. No medicine, opium, or bottle is included. The printed dosage information is historical and should not be followed.
