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Info on a cough syrup called REM.It was manufactured, I believe by Maryland Pharmaceutical around the 1940's. I think it had a blue bottle with a orange circle with the name REM printed on it

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I too wish REM was still available...the stuff worked wonders. However, I liked the unusual taste it had.

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My whole family used REM as far back as I can remember (born in 1951). It worked great, and I didn't mind the taste at all. I'd look for it every now and then over the years but never did find it again. Too bad.

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WOW. I'd love to see it again. My grandmother and my Mother both used to give it to me in the 60's. I do remember that it really worked well.

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Tasted like Molasses to me back in the early 50's

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My name is John and I was employed by Sidney Hollander, Jr. in Baltimore during the 1950s. His father owned REM Pharmaceutical Company.

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I used R.E.M. COUGH MEDICINE BY POURING IT OUT AND REFILLING THE BOTTLE WITH SLOE GIN AND taking it to study hall in high school. 1964

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Jpcinc,
That study hall must have been a hoot , lol. Did they provide any live entertainment or just a typical supervision lol loved your answer ;)

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Hello, yes I remember Tem. It was good stuff for coughing. They went out of business late 1960

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I remember my mother gave us Rem when we were kids. It worked great.

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Re: mike (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

I akways remembere REM as grandmas favorite elixr to give me when I was sick with a terriblw cough May hav had,a high alcohol content and maybe some ptger rginhs like belpa donna or codene All I remember is that it felt good goung down had a,gingery flavor thivk brown syrup !!

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I remember REM was dark brown, and my sister, brothers and I looked the taste OG it. We use to drink it just for the wonderful taste.

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I remember REM was dark brown, and my sister, brothers and I loved its taste. We use to drink it just for the taste.

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Yes I remember Rem. Took it as child in late 40's early 50's. I think it tasted like licorice.

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Yes! I do remember REM cough syrup! The large round logo. I recall that it was really dark almost a black liquid, didn't taste too bad either. They even had an ad on TV and a song with the closing line "R- E- M remember Rem"

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Re: Karen (# 12) Expand Referenced Message

I'm a historian whose mother took REM growing up and I'd like a copy of the memoir too, please.

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In the 60's, my parents used to have a long, rectangular, dark navy blue, REM branded, cardboard box full of boxes of REM cough drops. They came in a flat, rectangular box like chiclets, only thicker. 10 or 12 to a box I think. I remember them being kind of chewy as I never had the patience to suck on them because I ate them like candy. They had REM in raised letters on each dark cherry colored, round lozenge. My parents never said a word about me taking them from their closet and they never ran out, even though I ate them ALL OF THE TIME! They probably had some ingredient in them that parents liked the effects of on their kids. I'm 62 now and wish I had a thousand boxes! I wonder what those "beneficial" ingredients were and why such an effective "medicine" is no longer around. Does anyone else remember REM cough drops?

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Re: Verwon (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

Description of bottle ok. Worked but tastes terrible.

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Re: John H (# 36) Expand Referenced Message

I remember the REM cough syrup I remember it tastes pretty good and I found a malt beverage that tastes just like it and it's called Malta Goya it's in a dark brown bottle I'm drinking it right now??

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Re: John H (# 36) Expand Referenced Message

I totally remember these. Ate them like candy lol

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Re: Anthony (# 32) Expand Referenced Message

Yes so did we as kids lol

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