The record of pharmacy and therapeutics. No. IV. August, 1858 / edited by Hy. Medlock.

  • General Apothecaries Company (London, England)
Date:
1858
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    basic nitrate of iron, and hence the proper dose of the solution could never be determined. By adopting an entirely new process the Company now prepare a per- nitrate of iron which remains bright and retains its proper strength for any length of time. It has recently been employed with extraordinary success for cases of obstinate diarrhoea in which all other remedies had failed. Sub carbonate of Bismuth. Of all the new remedies introduced by the Company to the notice of the profession, the subcarbonate of bismuth occupies pre-eminently the first rank. In the various diseases for which it was recommended it has been found most valuable, and from the extraordinary and increasing demand for it, the Directors are led to consider it the most important addition to the domain of Materia Medica which has been made for many years. By slightly modifying the process of preparation it is now obtained lighter and in a more finely divided form, in which state it is best given in milk. Cyan-hydrargyrate of Iodide of Potassium has been frequently prescribed as a remedy for secondary and tertiary syphilis, and especially in cases of obstinate skin diseases. The success which has attended its ad- ministration, in numerous instances, justifies the hope that its curative powers may be still more extensively tested. Iodide of Cadmium, first suggested by Dr. Garrod as a substitute for iodide of potassium in making iodine ointment, has fully borne out its character. It mixes readily with lard, forming an ointment which is devoid of grittiness, retains its white colour, and does not stain the cuticle. It appears to be more readily absorbed by the skin than iodide of potassium, and a good effect is more rapidly produced by it. Of the other new preparations introduced into the last number, it is only necessary to mention that they are undergoing a fair trial, and that if found to possess any particular merits, the results obtained by their use will be duly recorded in the forthcoming numbers of the “ Record.5