Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon.

  • E. Merck (Firm)
Date:
1899
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Credit: Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5—eo rri (0.3—1.0 cc.). — Antidotes (as for antimonial compounds in general); Tannic acid in solut., freely; stimulants and demulcents. Antinosine. Sodium salt of Nosophen. — Greenish-blue powd., of faint iodine odor. — Sol. in water.—Antiseptic.—Uses: Chiefly in vesical catarrh. Extern, in Vto—Vi per cent._solut. Antipyrine. PHENYL-DiMETiirL-PYRAZOLONE. — SOL. in 1 part of water, 2 alcohol. — Dose: 10—20 grn. (0.6—1.25 grm.). — Applied (as Styptic) in 20 per cent, solut. or pure. — Incompatibles : Acids, alkalies, cinchona pre- parations, copper sulphate, spirit nitrons ether, syrup ferrous iodide; also tinctures of catechu, ferric chloride, iodine, kino, and rhubarb. — Max. D. : 10 grn. (1.9 grm.) single; 90 grn. (5.6 grm.) daily. Antispasmine. N.arceine-sodiusi and Sodium S.alicylate , Merck. — Reddish, slightly hygroscopic powd.; 500/o narceine. — Sol. in water. — An- tispasmodic, Sedative, and Hypnotic. — Uses: Whooping cough, laryn- gitis stridula, irritating coughs, etc. — Dose: Of a 5 o/o solut. 3—i t, daily: under Vs year 3—5 drops, Va year 5—8 drops, 1 year 8—10 drops, 2 years 10—12 drops, 3 years 15—20 drops, older children 20—40 drops. — Caution: Keep from air! Antitoxin, Diphtheria, Merck. From serum of blood that has been subjected to poison of diph- theria. — Limpid. liq., generally preserved with VaO/o carbolic acid or other preservative. Used in Diphteria, Ozaena, Laryngeal, croup etc. —■ Dose (children): Prophylactic, 200—250 antitoxic units: ordi- nary cases, 600—1000 units; severe cases (or those seen late, or of nasal or laryngeal type), 1500—3000 units: given hypodermically, and repeated in about 8 hours if necessary. Adults receive twice as much. Administered also internally (500 Units at intervals of 6 hours). Caution: The various brands differ in strength. Apiol, Green, Merck. — Fluid. Greenish, oily liq. — SoL. in alcohol, ether. — Emmenagogue Anti- periodic.—Uses: Dysmenorrhea, malaria. — Dose: 5 [q (0.3 cc.), 2 or 3 t. daily, in capsules; Max. D. : 5 grn. (0.3 grm.) single; 24 grn. (1.5 grm.) daily. Apioline. Not completely defined. — (Stated: “True active principle of parsley given in 4-min. (0.2 grm.) capsules. — Emmenagogue. — Dose: 2 or 3 caps., with meals.“) Apocodeine Hydrochlorate Merck. YeUow-gray, very hygroscopic powd. — Sol. in water. — Expectorant Sedative, Hypnotic. — Uses : Chronic bronchitis, and other bronchial affections. Acts like codeine, but weaker; induces large secretion of saliva, and accelerates peristalsis. — DOse: '/s—1 grn. (0.02—0.06 grm ) in pills. — Injection : ‘/e—'/a grn. (0.01—0.03 grm.), iii 200/o aqueous solut.’ Apooynum. '..OAVADi.ti, _ Diuretic. - Preparation; F.E. (1 :1). Doie ; 6-15 UJ (0.3-I.0 co.). Apomorphine Hydrochlorate Merck, — P. B. — Cryst. or Atnorplious. Recomixiandable to order the cryst- allized product I srn. (0.001—0.003 grm.) ; emetic. Vis—‘/4 grn. 9'^- (emetic): Vio—Vs grn. (0.006—0.012 grm.) Vs grn. (0.05 grm.) daily.-ANTiDOTES: V ’ 9^'oroform.—Incompatibles : Alkalies,potassium iodide, ferric chloride. - Caution: Keep dark and well stoppered!