Tabella, (Tablet). Tablets are of three kinds (1) those made by com- 

 pression called Compressed Tablets and for the making of which the 

 drug used must be in the form of a granular powder, and which may be 

 coated with sugar or gelatine, if desired; (2) those made by moulding with- 

 out compression, for which drugs of small bulk are essential, incorporated 

 with milk-sugar as a base, and which are not coated, called Tablet Tritur- 

 ates; and Hypodermic Tablet Triturates which are prepared from potent 

 drugs under aseptic precautions with a base of Milk-sugar or better of 

 Granulated Sodium Sulphate. 



The official Chocolate tablet will be found grouped with the official 

 preparations. 



Tampon. Is a plug of medicated absorbent Cotton or Lamb's 

 Wool used in a natural or in an artificial cavity of the body for the purpose 

 of arresting haemorrhage or for correcting the secretions. 



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