Anne Landman's Collection
'No Cough' Cigarette - Your Memo of 000417
Abstract
This 1968 memo shows that scientists at Philip Morris (PM)considered medicating smokers by adding a cough depressant to their cigarettes. They decided against it because doing so would have invited scrutiny (and regulation) of their products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which PM has worked to avoid.
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- Quotes
[To] Mr. C.H. Goldsmith April 25, 1968 [From} H. Wakeham
[Re:] "No Cough Cigarette - Your Memo of April 17
The most commonly used effective ingredients in cough medicine are dextromethorphan (a morphine derivative) and codeine. The addition of either or both of these to a cigarette would undoubtedly involve the intervention of the Food and Drug Administration and, therefore, is not recommended.
cc: Mr. R.R. Millhiser
- Company
- Philip Morris
- Author
- Wakeham, H.
- Recipient
- Goldsmith, C.H.
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