What is Antimony pill?
An '''Antimony pill''' is a [[pill]] made from metallic [[antimony]]. It was a popular remedy in the nineteenth century, used to purge and revitalise the bowels. In use, it is swallowed and allowed to pass through the body, after which it is recovered for reuse. They called it the '''everlasting pill'''.<ref>{{cite journal | pmc = 1543508 | title = President's address. Observations upon antimony | year = 1977 | volume = 70 | issue = 11 | pmid = 341167 | last1 = McCallum | first1 = RI | pages = 756–63 | journal = Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine| doi = 10.1177/003591577707001103 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Withdrawn drugs]]