
Tallinna Tõnismäe apteek saab 100-aastaseks
Tallinn's Tõnismäe Pharmacy Turns 100
Tallinna kuulus Tõnismäe apteek tähistab 8. märtsil 100. sünnipäeva. Apteek on tuntud oma ajaloolise mööbli ja ravimite valmistamise poolest.
Tallinn's famous Tõnismäe Pharmacy celebrates its 100th birthday on March 8th. The pharmacy is known for its historical furniture and the preparation of medicines.
The Tõnismäe Pharmacy was opened in 1925. 14 years later, the pharmacy moved to the building at Tõnismägi 5. The same brown furniture is still there today.
The pharmacy is a 24-hour pharmacy and prepares medicines there. This is rare today. The pharmacy manager Silja Moik says that medicines are made very precisely. For example, medicines are made for children and animals.
Medicines are mixed according to the doctor's prescription. For example, a salve for treating hemorrhoids is made from cocoa butter and lanolin. The medicine is prepared in a special mold and placed in the refrigerator.
Long-time employee Elo Mikkal has 40 years of work experience. She has also prepared medicines for parrots. Many customers have been familiar for a long time.
The pharmacy is mostly visited by women aged 30 to 39. It is often visited on Friday evenings. When other pharmacies close, people go to the Tõnismäe Pharmacy.