11/10/2025
Did you know?
Before mass production, almost every medication was compounded... and some of the ingredients were pretty out there. π
Pharmacists once mixed remedies with things like o***m, mercury, co***ne, and even gold leaf. In the 1800s, a popular cough syrup contained morphine and chloroform, and another βtonicβ for children listed he**in as the active ingredient.
Thankfully, we've come a long way since then!