Volume 2

Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added not official preparations and practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire.

  • Squire, Peter.
Date:
1890-
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Credit: Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added not official preparations and practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    130° F. (54-4° C.) until it has lost nearly one-fourth (23 p. c.) of its weight; powder the product, mix it with the Sugar, and then with the other ingredients. Place the mixture in a dish or pan of suitable form, heated to between 200° and 220° F. (98-3 and 104-4° C), and when the particles of the powder begin to aggregate, stir them assiduously until they assume a granular form; then by means of suitable sieves separate the granules of uniform and most convenient size, and preserve the preparation in well-closed bottles. The product should weigh about 200. Dose.—\ to 1 oz. MENTHOL. ( Companion,'''' page 278.) The following preparation has been introduced : — EMPLASTEUM MENTHOL. Menthol, 2; Yellow Wax, 1; Resin, 7 : melt the Wax and Resin together, and as the mixture cools, stir in the Menthol until dissolved. The plaster melts at such a low temperature that it may be spread without loss of Menthol by evaporation. MORPHINE SULPHAS. ( Companion page 285.) The following preparation has been introduced :— LIQUOR MOEPHINiE SULPHATIS. Sulphate of Morphine, 35 grs. ; Rectified Spirit, 2 oz. ; Distilled Water to produce 8 oz. ; dissolve the Sulphate of Morphine in part of the Water, add the Rectified Spirit, and finally the remainder of the Water. In the Official formula the word fluid has been accidentally omitted in specifying the final volume. B.P. Dose.—10 to 60 minims. NITROGLYCERINE. ( Companion,'1'' page 291.) Although Nitroglycerine is still without any Official description, another prepara- tion of it has been introduced under the title— LIQU OR TRJNITRLNT JE. Syn.— Liquor Nitroglycerin ; Liquor Glonoini . Pure Nitroglycerine, 1 part, by weight; Rectified Spirit, sufficient to produce 100 fluid parts ; dissolve. Sp. gr. -844. A similar formula was given in the Companion as Spiritus Glonoini. B.P. Dose.—^ to 2 minims. PARALDEHYDE. ( Companion,'''' page 306.) This is now Official under the name— PARALDEHYDUM. The characters given in the Additions are those of a good commercial sample.