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Why the kidney stones are formed?
Summary Nephrolithiasis is a condition where there is a build-up of insoluble deposits (stones or sand) in the kidneys or in the bladder. The movement of these stones, especially through the urethra, causes very severe pain called renal...
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Why are some tablets coated?
Summary Due to their appearance, pharmacists distinguish 3 types of tablets: uncoated tablets, dragées and coated tablets. The sugar coating and coating process is carried out in special devices called drums or fluid coater. The coating...
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Plant extracts (extract, der, standardiziation)
Summary Initially, people used only fresh or dried plants or an infusion made from them. The next step was to introduce extracts. This made it possible to achieve a higher concentration of active substances and to facilitate dosing and...
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What is the difference between a tablet and a capsule?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TABLET AND A CAPSULE? Summary Tablets were introduced into medicine in 1843 by the British inventor William Brockedon, and capsules in the 19th century in France, where a patent for their production was...
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Why are excipient substances added to the tablets?
Summary There are many other substances in the composition of the tablet mentioned in the leaflet attached to the medicine you buy. Pharmacists call them excipients. They play a variety of roles and are really essential in the tabletting...
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Left-handed vitamina C or L-ascorbic acid?
Summary Vitamin C was discovered in 1928 by the Hungarian Nobel laureate Szent-Gyorgy and synthesized for the first time in 1933 in Switzerland by Tadeusz Reichstein (Polish by origin). The name "vitamin" was introduced by Kazimierz Funk,...
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Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall - british researcher, primatologist, or an expert in the field of primates, who for years observed Chimpanzees in their natural environment, which revealed many relationships and similarities between humans and chimpanzees....
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Helena Rasiowa
Helena Rasiowa - the most outstanding Polish mathematician, co-creator of the Rasiowa-Sikorski theoretical axiom used in the set theory. As a professor at the University of Warsaw, Rasiowa dealt with logic, algebra, set theory and...
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Alice Ball
Alice Ball, amerykanka, chemiczka i farmaceutka. Badaczka przyczyniła się ogromnie do walki z trądem, znalazła sposób iniekcyjny podania oleju czaulmugrowego. Pierwotnie olej przypomina miód, więc nie nadaje się do podania w zastrzyku, a...
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