Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla.

  • Whitla, William, 1851-1933.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PHARMACY.—Continued. page. General Hints for Compounding—Automatic Action —Stock Solutions of Salts used in Dispensing—Powders for Pills—Concentrated Mixtures for Despatch—Con- centrated Infusions—Substitution—The Difficulties of Unofficial Nomenclature—Hydrarg. Chlorid.—Dispen- sing of loose, dry Ingredients—Absolute Incompati- bility 41-44 Consultation with the Prescriber—Difficulties with Pill Excipients—Iron and Soda in Pills—Iodide of Potassium — Phosphorus — Carbolic Acid — Perman- ganate of Potash—Camphor—Croton Chloral—Sulphide of Calcium—Citrate of Iron and Quinia; and Copaiba in Pills—Explosive Pills—Bismuth in Mixtures—Pessaries and Suppositories containing green Extracts—Repetition of Prescriptions and Secrecy of Contents. ... ... 44-46 General Processes of Official Pharmacy ... ... 46-57 Tables of the Galenical Preparations ... ... ... 57-84 Official Preparations bearing the name Compound 84-85 Memoranda 87-96 PART II. MATERIA MEDIC A. Acacia to Zingiber, with their Preparations. 97-217 Non-Official Remedies 218-224 PART III. THERAPEUTICS. Acacia to Zingiber, with their Actions. ... ... 225-400 Groups of Therapeutic Agents. 400-407 PART IV. THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES. Methods by which Medicines are Introduced into the Blood 408-410 Posology. Incompatibility, Combination of Medicines 410-416