Story About Brian
Collection:

Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

 

Contributor(s):

United States. Food and Drug Administration.

 

Publication:

[Rockville, Md.] : Food and Drug Administration, [1988]

 

Language(s):

English

 

Format:

Still image

 

Subject(s):

Reye Syndrome -- etiology

Influenza, Human -- drug therapy,

Aspirin -- adverse effects

Adolescent

 

Genre(s):

Posters

 

Abstract:

White poster with fuchsia and black lettering. Title at top of poster. Visual image is a silhouette of a young man and an illustration of a bottle of aspirin. Left side of poster dominated by a poetic text, telling how Brian thought about taking aspirin when he had the flu until he remembered seeing a warning about the connection between aspirin and Reye syndrome. A prose warning label is superimposed on the aspirin bottle as well. Logos for HHS and PHS in lower left corner.

 

Extent:

1 photomechanical print (poster) : 56 x 44 cm.

 

Technique:

color

 

NLM Unique ID:

101438555

 

NLM Image ID:

A026009

 

Permanent Link:

resource.nlm.nih.gov/101438555