Upjohn Fun Fact #25  

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Phenolax is one of my favorite Upjohn products. These wafers contained a gentle laxative named phenolphthalein. They were introduced by The Upjohn Company in 1908, inside an embossed glass bottle with no label. Phenolax was an instant hit as they worked well. Twenty million of these wafers were sold in the first year. The product was sold by Upjohn until 1988, which is a staggering 80 years! Here's a page on Phenolax.  


          


   Fun Fact #1 - The Cure  

   Fun Fact #2 - Food Services Coat of Arms  

   Fun Fact #3 - Chocolate Covered Tablets  

   Fun Fact #4 - The First Employee Newsletter  

   Fun Fact #5 - Early Postcard of the Portage Site  

    Fun Fact #6 - Interesting Building Purchases  

   Fun Fact #7 - Upjohn's Worst Product?  

   Fun Fact #8 - License Plates  

   Fun Fact #9 - Upjohn Products in 2019  

   Fun Fact #10 - A Stirring Mystery  

   Fun Fact #11 - Upjohn Hockey Pucks  

   Fun Fact #12 - Oldest Upjohn Product still made by Pfizer  

    Fun Fact #13 - Controversial Upjohn Art  

    Fun Fact #14  - Vitamin Dispenser  

    Fun Fact #15  - Dinner Pills  

    Fun Fact #16  - The Year 1959  

    Fun Fact #17  - Eilaine Roth and the Kalamazoo Lassies  

    Fun Fact #18  - 1940's Model of Building 41 Manufacturing Processes  

   Fun Fact #19  - Bringing Back Samples from Vacation  

   Fun Fact #20  - The Last Snow Day  

   Fun Fact #21  - Hiring Preferences  

   Fun Fact #22  - Paper Regulatory Submissions  

   Fun Fact #23  - Hematic Tonic  

   Fun Fact #24  - Deep Well Injection  


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