Phisoderm is a skin detergent which assists persons who are allergic to soap and Phisohex, a detergent^[1] and sudsless cleanser^[2] which prevents the spread of infections. In the 1950s both Phisoderm and Phisohex were manufactured by Winthrop Laboratories. Earlier the product was made by Fairchild Brothers & Foster. Phisoderm was devloped by Dr. B. Thurber Guild (1886 - 1958), a physician and pharmaceutical manufacturer. Guild practiced medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and was a specialist in allergies.^[1]

[edit] Withdrawal from sale & reinstatement

Both Phisoderm and Phisohex were removed by drugstores and retail outlet stores when the Food and Drug Administration halted the production and distribution of products containing more than 1% of hexachlorophene, in September 1972.^[2]

Phisoderm continued to be produced by Winthrop Laboratories, a division of Sterling Drug, in 1980. An over-the-counter drug, its advertising was carried out by Warren Muller Dulubowsky.^[3] By April 1989 Sterling Drug was owned by Eastman Kodak. Three Sterling brands, Haley's M-O, Philips' Milk of Magnesia, and Phisoderm, were being advertised by N.W. Ayer.^[4] In 1991 the Phisoderm account was picked up by Ammirati & Puris of New York.^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dr. B. Thurber Guild, Allergist, Was 72, New York Times, June 17, 1958, pg. 29.
2. ^ ^{a b} Germicide Limit Stirs Confusion, New York Times, September 24, 1972, pg. 53.
3. ^ A Sterling Drug Account May Be Up For Grabs, New York Times, April 14, 1980, pg. D7.
4. ^ Advertising, Moves By Sterling, New York Times, November 8, 1989, pg. D25.
5. ^ Advertising New York Times, June 25, 1991, pg. D21.