Talk:Geritol

Correction
The actual title of the "Amateur Hour" show was "Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour".

Reference 5 broken link could be: http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/381/381.F2d.884.16969_1.html 71.110.202.44 (talk) 23:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Was the "i" given special prominence?
I don't understand this quote "The name is derived from the root "geri-", meaning old (as in "geriatrics") with the "i" for iron." .. What "i"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 04:42, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

"I" agree with the thrust of your question. I looked at older versions of the label and the letter "i" was given no more prominence than the rest of the letters in the word. To be sure, the product was all about iron, but that "i" wasn't what conveyed the message. The "i" isn't for "iron" but is simply part of "geriatric." Putting a finer point on it, "geri-" isn't really a root of "Geritol" but comes from "geriatric." (That word was formed by similarity to the word "pediatric" according to http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=geriatric; the i in the middle is from the second part, iatros, "heal or treat" so let's drop the word "root" too. brucemcdon – 01:35, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

reqphoto tag
i included a photo of the tonic. should this tag be removed? badmachine (talk) 19:09, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Why is this still sold?
Aren't iron supplements associated with Alzheimer's? 98.82.90.157 (talk) 12:40, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Iron in the brain may possibly be associated with Alzheimer's, however the last study I read was not conclusive on that as there are other factors thought to be the main cause of the Alzheimer's. Furthermore, even if the iron in the brain relates to Alzheimers, there are ways to get it other than iron supplements (such as genetic predisposition to high iron, or having a hysterectomy before menopause). Also, some people, such as myself, actually do have iron deficiency anemia and that condition makes you really tired and prone to developing other conditions associated with a depressed immune system; an iron pill helps immensely.TheBlinkster (talk) 13:48, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Dead Reference Links
Apparently the original website, for refrence(2), Glaxso-Smith-Kline, no longer works. As of 2010-01, archive.org loss the ability to archive the page, so revising and updating the reference to update retrieval as of today, but pointing the link to the archived web page. Original web page reference pointed to [ http://www.geritol.com/information.aspx ]. Richard416282 (talk) 15:48, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

GSK no longer owns Geritol
Meda Pharmaceutical purchased several GSK products, late 2010 and early 2011. Some of which have long been forgotten by their intended market which is "mature" consumers, including Geritol. Someone asked "Why?". The reason, I suspect, is the estimated 75 million baby-boomers - all "at that age". It took a Swedish company to realize the potential. Also, iron deficiency has been linked to fatigue since the $812,000.00 fine levied against the J. B. Williams Co. and an advertising subsidiary, thereof. Sleep doesn't help fatigue caused by iron deficiency anemia (IDA), thought to be the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.151.63.28 (talk) 00:14, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I can vouch for the fatigue. I was so tired and generally ill before my IDA was diagnosed, I thought I might have cancer. A regular iron pill and I am normal again. TheBlinkster (talk) 13:50, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

History and additional links
I filter away modern advertisement all the time (via ublock origin and other techniques on linux), but I am, oddly enough, interested in old advertisement.

The article currently states: "The earlier Geritol liquid formulation was advertised as "twice the iron in a pound of calf's liver,"

This is quite true! This video also mentions it specifically, from 1964 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkrPLWmmSHE - what's my line from Feb 9, 1964). I mention it because this could be used as an additional link; but I will not modify anything, due to potential bias (I literally visited wikipedia after hearing about that advertisement, and it seemed so ... dated. :D ) 2A02:8388:1641:8380:F57D:59AE:A2AE:B491 (talk) 02:30, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

In popular culture
Another film that Geritol was featured in was Quiz Show (film). Aminabzz (talk) 23:07, 17 November 2023 (UTC)