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October 19, 1937
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Dr. Morris Fishbein reports 13 known deaths from a proprietary sulfanilamide elixir, including four in East St. Louis, IL, and eight in Tulsa, OK, with one more dying. The drug differs from safe prontosil and prontylin forms.
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DEATH TOLL FROM CURE' MOUNTS TO 13
CHICAGO. Oct. 19. (UP)—Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the journal of the American Medical Association, announced today that known deaths from a "proprietary elixir" of sulfanilamide had mounted to 13. He received a report of four deaths in east St. Louis. Ill., and another death in Tulsa. Okla., where eight deaths were reported yesterday. One other man is dying in East St. Louis. Dr. Fishbein said. All of the East St. Louis patients were Negroes and were being treated by a Negro physician, he said. The drug employed in Tulsa was not prontosil or prontylin. Prontosil is the original compound of a group of anti-streptococcus specifics and is sold at present only in a watery solution for injection. Prontylin was the first preparation of sulfanilamide introduced to the American medical profession by the manufacturers of prontosil and was made known to American readers through the curative results obtained in the case of the son of the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr. The originators have made prontylin available only in tablet, but not in elixir. form.
CHICAGO. Oct. 19. (UP)—Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the journal of the American Medical Association, announced today that known deaths from a "proprietary elixir" of sulfanilamide had mounted to 13. He received a report of four deaths in east St. Louis. Ill., and another death in Tulsa. Okla., where eight deaths were reported yesterday. One other man is dying in East St. Louis. Dr. Fishbein said. All of the East St. Louis patients were Negroes and were being treated by a Negro physician, he said. The drug employed in Tulsa was not prontosil or prontylin. Prontosil is the original compound of a group of anti-streptococcus specifics and is sold at present only in a watery solution for injection. Prontylin was the first preparation of sulfanilamide introduced to the American medical profession by the manufacturers of prontosil and was made known to American readers through the curative results obtained in the case of the son of the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr. The originators have made prontylin available only in tablet, but not in elixir. form.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Sulfanilamide Deaths
Elixir Disaster
Medical Tragedy
Prontosil
Tulsa Outbreak
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Morris Fishbein
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Where did it happen?
Chicago, East St. Louis Ill., Tulsa Okla.
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Key Persons
Dr. Morris Fishbein
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Location
Chicago, East St. Louis Ill., Tulsa Okla.
Event Date
Oct. 19
Story Details
Dr. Fishbein announces 13 deaths from sulfanilamide elixir, with cases in East St. Louis (Negro patients treated by Negro physician, four dead, one dying) and Tulsa (nine deaths total), distinguishing it from safe prontosil and prontylin used successfully for Roosevelt's son.