Paregoric was a great drug for stomach problems and making a cranky baby happy. It contained a small amount of opium so in the 1936/1937 period most states made it a prescription drug due to the abuse of the drug, Delaware and Maryland included. However Virginia continued to sell it as an over the counter drug until 1972 when the Federal government forced the state to join the other states in requiring a prescription. Prescriptions were not hard to obtain.
1971 ad for Wilmington DE drugs store, a 120cc bottle of Paregoric sold for $1.39.
The large "X" shows it is a exempt narcotic and could be sold without a prescription.
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