Sweet Tablets of Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin).
0.015 Gm. (gr. 1/4.)
| Acetylsalicylic acid | 1.50 | Gm. |
| Alcoholic solution of saccharin, 3% | 1.50 | Cc. |
| Liquid petrolatum | 0.50 | Cc. |
| Yellow fat sugar | 28.00 | Gm. |
Mix the acetylsalicylic acid with the alcoholic solution of saccharin (in a hot mortar if in a hurry), and permit the alcohol to evaporate. Add the liquid petrolatum and triturate. Finally mix with the yellow fat sugar and compress in a tablet machine, using 3/8-inch die and punches, to make one hundred 0.30 Gm. tablets.
4. TABELLAE ACONITINI DULCES.