If it was a placebo..
Why bother injecting Claire's baby? Perhaps it was a scare tactic to convince her that the baby needed vaccination. But they had her drugged, presumably to make her more complient. It seemed to me she would have agreed to anything.
So, I reckon that the substance has some effect on those who take it.
I believe it has something to do with the telepathy. There seem to be multiple groups of 'others', one of these groups might be 'remote viewers; (aka, the whispers). Perhaps this drug prevents inteference by psychics, or helps to promote psychic abilities in the subject.
Though it could easily be a vitamin supplement.
--Rayne 08:57, 30 April 2006 (PDT)
What happened to the cache of this drug stored in Swan?
--skks 11:08, 7 March 2006 (PST)
Should the stub tag be removed from this article? It seems pretty comprehensive to me.
Should the sentence "Could have GND in hospital because claire might have been administered Cocain to keep her calm and under control"" be removed. it makes no sense to me. If not, it should be explained better
The cocaine/GND angle comes from RX-1 GND. Don't buy it myself. --skks 08:19, 12 March 2006 (PST)
article has been almost deleted :-o
Cocaine
...is a stimulant, using a stimulant to calm someone wouldn't be my first choice, but maybe the others see it differently. --skks 06:00, 25 April 2006 (PDT)
Vial of Science Vial of Faith
If Ethan was a believer in the sickness, he injected Aaron for the same reason Charlie baptized him: because he believed he was saving the child. If Ethan was not a believer in the sickness, he was trying to convince Claire, and make her a believer.
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Liking the new theory:
"There is no sickness. It is a hoax; to get people to take the medicine. Which makes the taker susceptible to suggestion. In maternity leave every time Claire takes the medicine she becomes more agreeable."
Would explain why Desmond so firmly believes in pushing the button.
--Rayne 17:27, 5 May 2006 (PDT)
USP thoughts..
USP generally stands for United States Pharmacopeia. Assuming it's not a placebo or somesuch, any drug with such a label would normally have the sanction of the USP to be used medicinally, which would imply that whatever it does it is not something unique to DHARMA. This might rule out some of the more fantastic theories on what this substance is. It's also just as possible that the prop people just copied it from an existing vial without realising it had any significance or that DHARMA did the same, both hoping to lend the vial some medical credibility. Lostbutnotforgotten 21:27, 5 May 2006 (PDT)