System for preparing medicinal beverages using cartridge-type beverage brewers

A system for brewing medicinal beverages using a cartridge-based beverage formation apparatus, the system comprising:

• a cartridge, adapted for use with the cartridge-based beverage formation apparatus;
• contained within the cartridge, a beverage composition consisting essentially of a mixture of one or more water-soluble active pharmacological treatment agents and one or more water-soluble non-pharmacological constituents;
• wherein the beverage composition consists essentially of 0.001 to 6.0 grams of the one or more water-soluble active pharmacological treatment agents, mixed with 0.1 to 20 grams of the one or more water-soluble non-pharmacological constituents, in powdered or agglomerated form;
• and
• wherein the one or more water-soluble non-pharmacological constituents are selected from the group of carbohydrates, alcohols and proteins, consisting of dextrose, fructose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, allulose, polydextrose, soluble dextrins, maltodextrins, corn syrup solids, spray dried or agglomerated natural honey or agave syrup, hydrogenated maltodextrins, maltitol, isomalt, sugar alcohols, milk proteins, hydrolyzed collagen, whey protein isolates, and pea proteins.