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Phosphate of Iron

Dissolve 3 ounces sulphate of iron in 2 pints boiling dis- Medicated Syrups. Syrup tilled water, dissolve also 1 ounce acetate of is a concentrated solution of sugar in watery fluids. If made with pure water, it is termed syrup or simple syrup. Where the water contains one or more medicinal agents, it is called medicated syrup. Full information as to preparation, &c., will be found in Nos. 1356, &c.

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