Aids to rational therapeutics : with U. S. A. pharmacopoeia equivalents / by Ralph Winnington Leftwich.

  • Leftwich, Ralph Winnington, 1849-1919
Date:
1918
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Credit: Aids to rational therapeutics : with U. S. A. pharmacopoeia equivalents / by Ralph Winnington Leftwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    attack of measles with myopia when this point is neglected. If the cough is troublesome, the invasion, medicine may have oxymel scillae added to it. When the rash has gone and the cough persists, the following medicine should be given: R Oxymel. Scillce Tr. Ferri Perchlor.. . Syr. Tolu Tr. Camph. Co. d ^. « « . . . » « . Adult dose a tablespoonful every .. 3vi. • • 3ii* %i. • • 3111 • ad §vi. four hours. If the child is old enough, an antiseptic spray may be used with advantage to the throat and nasal sinuses: R 01. Eucalypt. . . . . . . 3SS- Ol.Pini . . .. .. .. 3ii- Par olein. .. . . . . . . ad §ii. S.: The Spray. Anointing the skin with carbolised oil relieves the itching and may lessen the risk of infection. Complications: Bronchitis, broncho-pneumonia, otorrhoea. For some unexplained reason, children recovering from measles seem to contract whooping- cough very easily. Isolation: three weeks after the disappearance of the rash, all desquamation having ceased. Rubella or Rotheln. The group treatment will suffice. The patient need not be confined to bed for more than five days in most cases. Isolation: ten days from the dis¬ appearance of the rash. Typhus Fever. In addition to the group treatment, the patient should drink 5 or 6 pints of water daily. During