Bex, Vincents, APC and Veganin contained the ... Some housewives took as many as three doses a day of the powder that could be dissolved in water or a cup of tea to help them get through the ...

Aggressive marketing from drug companies meant it was even common to pop a Bex or Vincent’s powder in children’s lunch boxes “just in case”. It wasn’t until the 1970s that doctors and ...

The history of addictive painkillers Bex and Vincent’s reveals the ruthlessness of Big ... as well as through other magazines and interviews with APC survivors and their families. An ad for the ...

Compound painkillers which were banned from sale from July 1 are still freely sold across the counter in Sydney. Chemists as well as other retailers were found breaking the law yesterday.

Aggressive marketing from drug companies meant it was even common to pop a Bex or Vincent’s powder in children’s lunch boxes “just in case”. It wasn’t until the 1970s that doctors and ...