Apothecary

Apothecary

Produces Medicine to cure most basic Diseases.
Duplicants must possess the Medicine Compounding Skill to fabricate medicines.

Duplicants will not fabricate items unless recipes are queued.
Some medications help prevent diseases, while others aim to alleviate existing illness.

Research

Pharmacology

Dimensions

2×3 tiles

Category

Medicine

Heat

+750 DTU/s

Overheat at

75 °C / 167 °F

Decor

0

Requires

Duplicant Operation
Medicine Compounding skill

Auto In

Green: Enable
Red: Disable

Other Properties

Susceptible to flooding

Materials

Metal Ore

400 kg

Apothecary is a Medicine building used to make medicinal items such as pills and items consumed by other medicine buildings.

Usage

A duplicant with the Medicine Compounding skill needs to operate the Apothecary. Excluding Gear Balm, It converts 1 kg of one or two ingredients each into one new medicine.

Ingredients	Effects	Notes
1 kg Coal	Vitamin Chews	+0.5 germ resistance for 1 cycle
1 kg Pincha Peppernut	Immuno Booster	+1 germ resistance for 2 cycles
1 kg Coal	Basic Rad Pill	Radiation Absorption -100 Rads/Cycle for 1 cycle (Basic Rad Pill effect)
1 kg Coal 1 kg Water	Curative Tablet	Cures Food Poisoning
1 unit Blossom Seed 1 kg Dirt	Allergy Medication	Cures Allergic Reaction and prevents it for 720 seconds/1.2 cycles (Antihistamines effect)
1 kg Balm Lily Flower 1 kg Phosphorite	Medical Pack	Applied at Sick Bay to cure Slimelung
1 kg Steel 1 unit Sun Nymph Egg	Serum Vial	Applied at Disease Clinic to cure Zombie Spores
200 kg Water 80 kg Gunk	Gear Balm 200 kg Polluted Water	Provides a small amount of lubricating Gear Oil

Tips

• The storage container for medicine is the Refrigerator. However, as medicine doesn't spoil at any temperature (or in any atmosphere), the refrigerator doesn't need to be powered.

History

• OU-229531: Removed from game.
• OI-235856: Reintroduced into the game.
• U54-646687: Removed the power need.

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