What is Throat lozenge?
A '''throat lozenge''' (it is commonly called a '''cough drop''') is a small [[pill]] that slowly breaks in a person's mouth. It breaks because it touches the [[Saliva|spit]] in their mouth and [[Solvation|dissolves]]. When it dissolves, [[medication]] inside the lozenge will enter their body. The medication is used for [[pain relief]], [[Cough suppresant|stopping coughs]], [[Lubrication|making your mouth wetter]], stopping [[Sore throat|painful throats]], or other things. They were first made in [[10th century BC|1000 BC]] during [[Egypt's Twentieth Dynasty|Egypt's 20th Dynasty]] as candies that stop painful throats. They commonly use the [[Drug|drugs]] benzocaine, [[menthol]], or the [[Essential oil|plant oil]] from [[Eucalyptus|eucalyptus trees]]. They sometimes use [[dextromethorphan]] to stop coughs and in the [[19th century|1800s]] they used [[morphine]] and [[heroin]] for the same reason.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/panatisextraordi0000pana_u5v0|title=Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things|last=Panati|first=Charles|date=1989|publisher=New York : Perennial Library|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-06-096419-1}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Drug delivery devices]]