M and B
/ɛm (ə)n(d) biː/(also M & B, M. & B.) Pharmacology
noun
A pharmaceutical preparation originally marketed by the firm May and Baker, especially M & B 693 noun the antibiotic sulphapyridine. Also, with distinguishing number: any of other pharmaceutical preparations manufactured by May and Baker.
- A trademark in the United Kingdom. A symbol incorporating the letters M and B was registered as a trademark in 1935 (trademarks Jrnl. (1935) 30 Oct. 1349)..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From the initial letters of the May and Baker Co Ltd., pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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