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Henry
Son of a pharmacist, and himself owner of a pharmacy in Clemont-Ferrand, Henry Chibret was inspired by his uncle Paul to create and produce ophthalmic formulas. His favoured solution was ointment as liquid solutions caused problems relative to molecular stability and contamination. In 1902 he founded the Chibret Laboratories whose development was modest in comparison to his French and foreign competitors as pharmacopoeia had very few active medications being composed mainly of mineral salts and alkaloids. The pharmaceutical industry only developed after the Second World War.
Henry Chibret was friendly with a number of ophthalmologists and had particularly good relations with Albert Bronner during the war as the Faculty of Strasbourg was based temporarily in Clermont-Ferrand. (Albert Bronner from Alsace was arrested by the Gestapo and deported in 1944. Freed in 1945 he became a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Strasbourg).
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The packaging of drugs has been a constant technical challenge throughout history. Suede bags for powder, stoneware and earthenware pots, wooden vases, glass of various shapes and sizes - these packages have evolved over the centuries to meet ever more demanding standards in terms of hygiene and quality. The early years of Laboratoires Chibret were marked by heavy use of flexible metal tubes made from pure tin or lead. In line with his uncle Paul, Henry was indeed an avid proponent of ophthalmic ointments. Based on vaseline, a petroleum jelly invented in 1872, ointments have a longer duration of action than eye drops and are less prone to contamination.
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(1876 - 1943)
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Chibret
