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  2. Apothecaries' system - Wikipedia

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    English-speaking countries also used a system of units of fluid measure, or in modern terminology volume units, based on the apothecaries' system. Originally, the terms and symbols used to describe the volume measurements of liquids were the same as or similar to those used to describe weight measurements of solids [33] (for example, the pound by weight and the fluid pint were both referred to ...

  3. Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop - Wikipedia

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    John Leadbeater, a trained apothecary and dentist, purchased the business from William's wife, as the couple had no children, and changed the name of the business from William Stabler and Co. to John Leadbeater. Once the Civil War erupted, Alexandria was quickly occupied by Union troops – a fact noted in the Leadbeater business' daybook.

  4. Drop (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The drop is an approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper or drip chamber. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking and in organic synthesis. The abbreviations gt or gtt come from the Latin noun gutta ("drop").

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    drop(s) gutt. gutta(e) drop(s) H hypodermic h, hr, hor. hora: hour habt. habeat: let him have hor. alt. hora alternis: every other hour (every second hour; at alternate hours) hor. decub. hora decubitus: at bedtime hor. intermed. horis intermediis: at intermediate hours hor. tert. horis tertiis: every third hour h.s.

  6. Minim (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The minim was introduced in the 1809 edition of The Pharmacopœia of the Royal College of Physicians of London as a replacement for the drop, which had previously been the smallest unit of the apothecaries' system. [4] It was observed that the size of a drop can vary considerably depending upon the viscosity and specific gravity of the liquid ...

  7. Apothecary - Wikipedia

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    Apothecary (/ ə ˈ p ɒ θ ə k ər i /) is an archaic English term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica (medicine) to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms 'pharmacist' and 'chemist' (British English) have taken over this role.

  8. Show globe - Wikipedia

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    Herbs and Indian remedies were used and apothecary shops were set up in large population centers. During the Revolutionary War medicine and pharmacy emerged as separate professions, and the first American Pharmacopoeia was printed in 1778. [9] By the 19th century, pharmacists had stopped practicing medicine and even the name apothecary faded away.

  9. Pharmacy - Wikipedia

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    The Apothecary or The Chemist by Gabriël Metsu (c. 1651 –67) Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications , aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines .