Stomach lozenges (trochisci, pastilli), morsels (morsuli, tabellae) and rolls (rotulae, orbiculi) as permanent forms of medicines in the light of the 19th-century handbooks of prescriptions The following work concerns three selected permanent oral forms of prescription medicines: Stomach lozenges (trochisci, pastilli), morsels (morsuli, tabellae) and rolls (rotulae, orbiculi). They were recognised as so-called medical treats (cupedia or cupediae medicae), which were also described as: goodies, sweets, spices or drugstore delicacies. The following handbooks have been analysed: Formulare czyli nauka o sztuczném przepisywaniu lekarstw (Warsaw, 1816) written by Jan Bogumir Freyer (1778–1828), Wykład farmakomorfiki i katagrafologii (Cracow, 1851) by Fryderyk Kazimierz Skobel (1806–1876), Receptura czyli nauka pisania recept i przyrządzania podług nich lekarstw (Warsaw, 1865) by Antoni Kryszka (1818–1912). Issues concerning prescription medicines are described in the above publications. The work concentrates on terminology, characteristics and rules of preparing prescriptions, as well as methods of their realisation.
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