linctus

Usually in the context of cough syrup or linctus.

"Substituted a bottle of hat paint for the cough linctus."

I will see to the linctus myself."

'But your infirmary must have some sort of linctus.

A linctus is licensed for use in relief of coughing spasms in lung cancer.

"Is the linctus already prepared, brother?

The pharmacist had gone down the corridor to speak to one of the nurses while she had waited for her cough linctus.

George's mother's going to give him a bottle of coltsfoot linctus for that cough of yours.

The village is called Bishops Linctus.

Pholcodine now largely replaces the previously more common codeine linctus, as it has a much lower potential for dependence.

'Was he?' said Cadfael abstractedly, pounding herbs in a mortar for a linctus.

Phensidyl is a cough linctus, a liquid preparation like syrup which contains glucose in high concentration for better taste.

A cough medicine (or linctus, when in syrup form) is a medicinal drug used in an attempt to treat coughing and related conditions.

Yana managed another swig of the linctus, for just the act of getting up made the tickle return to her throat.

As I recited to her Hilda took advantage of the open mouth to slide in the spoonful of linctus.

Methadone linctus, which is prescribed in 1 mg/2.5ml strength is used where approved as a remedy for violent coughing.

"And look, an herbal linctus?'

'Have you any linctus?'

The only occasions upon which she came into the attic herself were pharmaceuti-cally driven, to bring tablets, linctus, suppositories, or to 'cup' her son.

Personally, I'm off to the chemist to buy myself a bottle of Gee's Linctus (active ingredient; tincture of opium).

"Even sub-priors," said Cadfael mildly, stirring the bubbling cough linctus he was simmering over his brazier in the workshop, "have eyes.

Codeine Linctus of 15 mg per 5ml is also available behind the counter at some pharmacies, although a purchaser would have to request it specifically from the pharmacist.

However, it is unclear whether opium tincture is prescribed by itself or whether it is incorporated into weaker solutions, such as Gee's Linctus.

A bottle of cough linctus smashed and spattered its yellow viscous contents over a large box of cotton wool and over Rhoda's shoes.

After shooting the woman from the council house and her baby, and his mother, Larry had walked into Bishops Linctus and shot dead the first three people he met, wounding several others.