A complete extemporaneous dispensatory; or, the method of prescribing, compounding, and exhibiting extemporaneous medicines. In which is contained at large, the doctrine of all those various forms, both external and internal, which are now in use. Exemplified with many accurate specimens of each / Translated from the Latin original of the learned H.D. Gaubius ... [by S.M].

  • Gaubius, Hieronymus David, 1705?-1780.
Date:
1741
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Credit: A complete extemporaneous dispensatory; or, the method of prescribing, compounding, and exhibiting extemporaneous medicines. In which is contained at large, the doctrine of all those various forms, both external and internal, which are now in use. Exemplified with many accurate specimens of each / Translated from the Latin original of the learned H.D. Gaubius ... [by S.M]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    difficult to fwallow, &c. (per §. 27.) ; becaufe x Ample formula does not admit of that correction and mixture which are neceffary to conceal thofe. difagreeable qualities-, unlefs he will compliment * the patient, by ordering the medicine to be taken in fome proper and pleafant vehicle. §.71. We have been hitherto confidering a? Ample formula : our next bufinefs is to treat of the compound one (§.^62.); which confiding of feverat ingredients, requires greater circumfpedtion and fkill in its prefcription and compofition. §. 72. There fee ms y at the firft view indeed, to- be little or feldom occafion for extemporaneous compofition ; fince we are furnifhed with fuch a number of (landing officinal compounds (per §.31, and ,37.) : but the frequent and great neceffity we are .under of forming the officinals into extempo¬ raneous compofitions, is fufficiently apparent from the following For, 1. The* officinal fimples and compounds are. frequently not well- adapted to the particular cir- cumfiances of the patient and his difeafe. Their dofe is frequently too bulky for their'ftrength, their compofition. unjuft or inaccurate, and their textures or virtues changed or fpoded by long keeping, JsV. which confiderations are often e- nous:h to diffuade one from the ufe of officinal compounds, tho5 they were directly fuitable for the intention. 2. When the virtues and ftrength of an offi¬ cinal medicine are too weak, and not equal to* the difeafe we would remove ; we are then- of¬ ten obliged: to the addition of others, more po¬ tent, in an extemporaneous compofition. a. If its action be too violent, or attended with forne ill confequence ; we are then often obliged to moderate and. correct it by extempo¬ raneous 00 nip 0 fit io n.. 4- /