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Before the Food and Drugs Act of 1906 prohibited interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs, thousands of questionable remedies, some containing only harmless and inert preparations but many having narcotic drugs and alcohol, were sold everywhere and to anyone, without restriction. They claimed to cure every disease and symptom. Most labels did not declare ingredients, and warnings against misuse were unheard of. What information the public got about these products came from the physician or pharmacist, from hearsay, or sometimes from bitter experience.
c. 1910
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