A formulary of selected remedies : with therapeutic annotations, and a copious index of diseases and remedies, diet tables, etc. : a hand-book for prescribers / by E.A. Kirby.

Date:
1880
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Credit: A formulary of selected remedies : with therapeutic annotations, and a copious index of diseases and remedies, diet tables, etc. : a hand-book for prescribers / by E.A. Kirby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    MINIATURE DISPENSARIES. Ii MINIATURE DISPENSARIES. The Vade Mecum is both new in form and construction, and well adapted to accomplish all that is desired. It is portable and strong, although not conspicuously large, yet affording safe stowage for a sufficient variety of medicines to enable the practitioner to properly and efficiently treat any case he may meet with in the routine of practice. The Medicines I have selected may be varied; it has been made chiefly with a view to the treatment of acute affections, and to provide for the common exigencies of every-day practice. Tonics and Alteratives being most fre- quently employed in the treatment of chronic diseases, and not usually required immediately, are not so numerously pro- vided. These may be sent to the patient after the visit, in the usual way ; or, if at a distance, by post—a practice a good deal adopted in London. The practitioner should fur- nish his Dispensary daily with such medicines as he thinks he may require on his rounds, leaving others to be supplied at his next visit. A few Instruments used in Therapeutics, such as Spray Apparatus, Hypodermic and Composite Syringes, should always be carried, because they serve to administer many important medicines. Any unexpected I'equirements can be provided on his return. THE CONTENTS OF THE VADE MECUM. The following is a selection of Remedies which, I believe, is well adapted to meet the common wants of every-day practice; and the colonial or country practitioner will find it an immense com- fort to himself to have them always with him. The numbers refer to the Formulae in this work. I. Medicines for Internal Administration.* Antacids.—Liq. Ammoniae Fort. Liq. Potassae, vel Pot. Bicarb. Soda Carb. Pulv. Astringens. * In order to make the classification as complete as possible, it has been necessary to repeat a few of the medicines in several clzisses.