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The small bottle with a bright orange label

Shortly after being admitted, Vivian has her first bout of nausea and "lies slumped on the bed, fastened to an IV, which now includes a small bottle with a bright orange label." Soon, Susie comes in to check on her patient, and takes the IV with her when she leaves. Then, nothing. Ominous. Why draw our attention to the orange-labelled bottle and not pay it off? Contents, purpose, disappearance, all complementary questions. And, It's about the only colorful mention in the play. Or did I miss something?

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From the text we can infer that this is a cancer treatment, Vivian is well aware of medical terminology and knows what it is for. Eventually, we learn that the treatment will be given in three doses (chemotherapy)

JASON: Very late detection. Staged as a four upon admission. Hexamethophosphacil with lnplatin to potentiate. Hex at 300 mg. per meter squared, Vin at 100. Today is cycle two, day three. Both cycles at the full dose. (The fellows are impressed.) The primary site is—here (He puts his finger on the spot on her abdomen), behind the left ovary. Metastases are suspected in the peritoneal cavity— here. And—here. (He touches those spots.

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