Carter's Little Liver Pills

Carter's Little Liver Pills (Carter's Little Pills after 1959) were formulated as a patent medicine by Samuel J. Carter of Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1868.^[1]^[2]

^ "Henry Hoyt, 96, Dies; Headed Drug Company". The New York Times. November 7, 1990. Retrieved September 24, 2011. Perhaps the company's best-known product was Carter's Little Liver Pills, which had been developed in the 1870s by Dr. Samuel J. Carter, a druggist in Erie, Pa. Mr. Hoyt changed the name to Carter's Little Pills in 1959 after the Federal Trade Commission objected to advertising claims that the pills increase the flow of bile from the liver, and the United States Supreme Court refused to intervene.
^ "Cut Out the Liver". Time. April 16, 1951. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2011. One of the most familiar of all trade names was booked for a major operation last week. The Federal Trade Commission told the manufacturers of Carter's Little Liver Pills to cut the word "liver" out of the product name. ...

[1] "Henry Hoyt, 96, Dies; Headed Drug Company". The New York Times. November 7, 1990. Retrieved September 24, 2011. Perhaps the company's best-known product was Carter's Little Liver Pills, which had been developed in the 1870s by Dr. Samuel J. Carter, a druggist in Erie, Pa. Mr. Hoyt changed the name to Carter's Little Pills in 1959 after the Federal Trade Commission objected to advertising claims that the pills increase the flow of bile from the liver, and the United States Supreme Court refused to intervene.

[time-2] "Cut Out the Liver". Time. April 16, 1951. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2011. One of the most familiar of all trade names was booked for a major operation last week. The Federal Trade Commission told the manufacturers of Carter's Little Liver Pills to cut the word "liver" out of the product name. ...

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