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A4993-E3

The case of vials of A4993-E3

A4993-E3 is a code appearing on a medical drug shown in "Not in Portland". The readable parts of the label are:

TEST SAMPLE
A4993-E3
30ml
MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL
FOR INJECTION ONLY
Rx Only

In addition, the first dose used in the episode has "Week 6 Batch 7" hand-written on a white taped section of the label.

Juliet was stealing this drug from ex-husband Edmund Burke's laboratory, where she was working. She was injecting her sister Rachel with it to cure Rachel's infertility; Rachel later tells Juliet that the drug worked because Rachel is pregnant.

Notes

  • Rx is an abbreviation for the Latin word "recipe", which = "take" (imperative), used in the pharmaceutical industry for medications and drugs. In this context "Rx only" is taken to mean "prescription only".

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
  1. Do not answer the questions here.
  2. Keep the questions open-ended and neutral: do not suggest an answer.
For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: A4993-E3/Theories
  • What does the drugs letter and number code represent?
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