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Two capsules of smelling salts from a first-aid kit. A thin inner glass tube contains alcohol and ammonia; the outer layer is cotton and netting. When crushed, the liquid is released into the cotton, while the glass shards are retained inside. The ammonia-soaked cotton is waved in front of the nose for the treatment of fainting.
Examples of spirits include: Spirit of ammonia (spirits of hartshorn) Spirit of camphor; Spirit of ether, a solution of diethyl ether in alcohol "Spirit of Mindererus", ammonium acetate in alcohol "Spirit of nitre" is not a spirit in this sense, but an old name for nitric acid (but "sweet spirit of nitre" was ethyl nitrite)
Spirit of hartshorn (or spirits of hartshorn) is an archaic name for aqueous ammonia. Originally, this term was applied to a solution manufactured from the hooves and antlers of the red deer, as well as those of some other animals. The aqueous solution was colorless and pungent, consisting of about 28.5 percent ammonia.
Spirit of wine (concentrated ethanol; called aqua vitae or spiritus vini) ๐ (), S.V. or ๐ Amalgam (alloys of a metal and mercury) ๐ = aอaอa, ศงศงศง (among other abbreviations). Cinnabar (mercury sulfide) ๐ Vinegar (distilled) ๐ (in Newton) Vitriol (sulfates) ๐ [5] Black sulphur (residue from sublimation of sulfur) ๐ [7]
Le Mort's elixir, consisting of "honey, licorice, flowers of Benjamin, and opium, camphor, oil of aniseed, salt of tartar and spirit of wine," was listed as "Elixir Asthmaticum" in the London Pharmacopoeia of 1721. Its ingredients were assembled according to the humoral theory of the time. Paregoric was used in various formulations for hundreds ...
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The primary role of pharmacies in the US is to safely and accurately fill prescriptions ordered by healthcare providers for patients. The pharmacy may receive a prescription in many ways, including a hardcopy, verbally over the phone, or electronically from the provider's electronic medical record system (EMR) is linked to the pharmacy. [5]