Vintage Pharmaceutical Ads

Browse a collection of classic advertisements featuring iconic medicines and health products from decades past. These ads showcase bold designs and persuasive marketing that reflect the evolving world of healthcare and wellness.

1933 Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Ad - "The Life of a Child is Beyond the Price of Pennies"

1933 HEXIN Tablets Ad - "9 Out of 10 Women Suffer Pain Needlessly"

1933 Bayer Aspirin Tablets Ad - "Almost Instant Relief from Colds in this Simple Way"

1933 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "Listerine gargle kills germs associated with colds and sore throat"

1933 Fleischmann's Yeast Cakes Ad - "That Coated Tongue may indicate serious trouble"

1933 Ipana Tooth Paste Ad - "Use Ipana, Jean... and you won't have 'PINK TOOTH BRUSH'!"

1941 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "AT THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF A COLD OR SORE THROAT—Listerine, QUICK!"

1951 Rexall Deluxe Tooth Brushes Ad - "SAVE 39¢"

1951 Bufferin Pain Relief Tablets Ad - "Acts twice as fast as aspirin! Doesn't upset the stomach!"

1951 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "Before every date... LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC... it's Breath Taking!"

1954 Pepsodent Oral Detergent Toothpaste Ad - "Pepsodent's brand new flavor tastes so good!"

1954 Delsey Toilet Tissue Ad - "Delsey is fine and firm and soft – like Kleenex tissues"

1954 Ayds Reducing Plan Vitamin Candy Ad - "Here's How You Can Lose Weight Easily and Pleasantly!"

1954 Colgate Dental Cream with Gardol Ad - "Lifetime Protection Against Tooth Decay!"

1954 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "Listerine Stops Bad Breath 4 times better than any tooth paste"

1955 Bayer Aspirin Ad - "FEEL BETTER FAST!"

1956 Band-Aid Plastic Strips Ad - "Faster Healing"

1957 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "Listerine Antiseptic stops bad breath 4 times better than tooth paste"

1960 Colgate Dental Cream Ad - "Fight tooth decay with Colgate help stop bad breath all day!"

1960 Dristan Decongestant Tablets Ad - "There's nothing like Dristan Decongestant Tablets"

1961 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Improved Bandage Ad - "The Considerate Bandage"

1961 PRO Double Duty Toothbrush with Fluoride Ad - "NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME! BRISTLES OF NEW PRO DOUBLE DUTY TOOTHBRUSH AMAZINGLY IMPROVED BY FLUORIDE!"

1961 Hudson Vitamin Products Vitamins Ad - "don't spend money recklessly on VITAMINS"

1961 Alka-Seltzer Tablets Ad - "That feel-better feeling is just a swallow away"

1962 Mead Johnson Laboratories medical services Ad - ""Doctor, what's wrong with me?""

1963 Colgate 100 Oral Antiseptic Ad - "Don’t use a mask. Do use Colgate 100"

1965 Broxodent Automatic Toothbrush Ad - "It's from Squibb, so you know it's right for your teeth"

1965 Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid Contest Ad - "WIN YOUR WILDEST DREAM"

1976 Stresstabs 600 High Potency Stress Formula Vitamins Ad - "Stress can rob you of vitamins"

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