Sac: Cristal: (Saccharum Officinarum or Sugar)

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Title

Sac: Cristal: (Saccharum Officinarum or Sugar)

Description

Sugar was used in pharmacies principally to cover bad tastes, to give form, and to preserve more active substances. Many tablets today are coated after being pressed. Although modern tablet coatings use other ingredients, sugar coating has a long history in the pharmaceutical industry.

Identifier

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Citation

“Sac: Cristal: (Saccharum Officinarum or Sugar),” Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, https://utswlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/118.