Who was the original manufacturer of S.T.37 antiseptic?

Answer 1

Sharp and Dohme Company of Philadelphia

This information was taken from a radio advertisement originally broadcast in December, 1932. The text of the advertisement follows:

"It's a long name but easy to pronounce if you divide it up this way... Hexyl-re-sor-ci-nol... Hexylresorcinol solution S. T. 37. It's certainly worth learning to say to your druggist... because it's the modern antiseptic used in great hospitals and bears the Seal of Acceptance of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association. Hexylresorcinol solution S. T. 37 is even stronger than any usable solution of carbolic acid... yet you can gargle with it and even swallow it without harm... and you can pour it full strength into an open wound without the slightest sting or burn... it's odorless, non-staining and it's pleasant to the taste. It's the modern antiseptic for the home... you ought to keep some on hand for colds, cuts and burns... you don't have to be afraid of it... yet you can have complete confidence in its germ-killing power. It's economical to use because you can dilute Hexylresorcinol solution S. T. 37 three times without destroying its antiseptic power. It is made by one of the oldest and most highly regarded pharmaceutical houses in the country... Sharp and Dohme of Philadelphia."

Another reference to ST 37:

"Sucrets brand, had no information on the inventor of the lozenge and referred calls to Ketchum Public Relations. A release from Ketchum states that Sharp & Dohme was assigned a patent for hexylresorcinol in 1929. A hexylresorcinol solution, marketed as ST-37, paved the way for the Sucrets lozenge, which presented the remarkable anesthetic in a slow-dissolving, long-lasting preparation, the release said."