Quinine may be enclosed in gelatine capsules when otherwise refused. If in powder it is best mixed with a little milk.
Keep a separate measure and separate glass for administering such drugs as castor-oil, cod-liver oil, asafœtida, valerian, &c.
Pills should be placed well towards the gullet and washed down with a drink. Or they may be hidden in jam, or wrapped in rice paper, and then washed down. Powders may be mixed in jam, treacle, honey, milk, or water.
To remove the taste of nauseous medicines from the mouth chew a small piece of bread and spit it out.
The best times for administering medicines, according to the frequency with which they are ordered, are as follows:—
“Daily.”—At 9 A.M. or at bedtime.
“Night and morning.”—9 A.M. and bedtime.
“Twice-a-day.”—10 A.M. and 6 P.M.
“Three times a day.”—10 A.M., 2 P.M., 6 P.M.
“Every 4 hours.”—10 A.M., 2 P.M., 6 P.M., 10 P.M., 2 A.M., 6 A.M.