A text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica / by T. Lauder Brunton ; adapted to the United States pharmacopoeia ; by Francis H. Williams.

  • Brunton, T. Lauder (Thomas Lauder), 1844-1916.
Date:
1885
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    8TILLB, A,, M,n.,LL.D,, & MAISCM, J, M., I'Jiar. D,, Professor Emeritus of the Theory and Prac- Prof, of Mat. Med. and Botany in Phila. tice of Medicine and of Clinical Medicine Colleqe of Pharmacy, Sec'y to the Ameri- in the University of Pennsylvania. can Pharmaceutical Association. The TTational Dispensatory: Containing the Natural History, Chemistry, Phar- macy, Actions and Uses of Medicines, including those recognized in the Pharmacopoeias of the United States, Great Britain and Germany, with numerous references to the French Codex. Third edition, thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged. In one magnificent imperial octavo volume of 1767 pages, with 311 fine engravings. Cloth, $7.25; leather, $8.00; half Russia, open back, $9.00. With Denison's Eeady Reference Index $1.00 in addition to price in any of above styles of binding. Just ready. In the present revision the authors have labored incessantly with the view of making the third edition of The National Dispensatory an even more complete represen- tative of the pharmaceutical and therapeutic science of 1884 than its first edition was of that of 1879. For this, ample material has been afforded not only by the new United States Pharmacopoeia, but by those of Germany and France, which have recently appeared and have been incorporated in the Dispensatory, together with a large number of new non- officinal remedies. It is thus rendered the representative of the most advanced state of American, English, French and German pharmacology and therapeutics. The vast amount of new and important material thus introduced may be gathered from the fact that the additions to this edition amount in themselves to the matter of an ordinary fiill-sized octavo volume, rendering the work larger by twenty-five per cent, than the last edition. The Therapeutic Index (a feature peculiar to this work), so suggestive and convenient to the practitioner, contains 1600 more references than the last edition—the General Index 3700 more, making the total number of references 22,390, while the list of illustrations has been increased by 80. Every effort has been made to prevent undue enlargement of the volume by having in it nothing that could be regarded as superfluous, yet care has been taken that nothing should be omitted which a pharmacist or physician could expect to find in it. The appearance of the work has been delayed by nearly a year in consequence of the determination of the authors that it should attain as near an approach to absolute ac- curacy as is humanly possible. With this view an elaborate and laborious series of examinations and tests have been made to verify or correct the statements of the Pharma- copoeia, and very numerous corrections have been found necessary. It has thus been ren- dered indispensable to all who consult the Pharmacopoeia. The work is therefore presented in the full expectation that it will maintain the position universally accorded to it as the standard authority in all matters pertaining to its subject, as registering the furthest advance of the science of the day, and as embody- ing in a shape for convenient reference the recorded results of human experience in the laboratory, in the dispensing room, and at the bed-side. up to date. The work has been very well done, a large number of extra-pharmacopcsial remedies having beenaddedto those mentioned in previous editions.—London Lancet, Nov. 22,18S4. Its completeness as to subjects, the comprehen- siveness of its descriptive language, the thorough- ness of the treatment of the topics, its brevity not sacrificing the desirable features of information for which such a work is needed, make this vol- Comprehensive in scope, vast in design and splendid in execution. The National Dispensatory may be justly regarded as the most important work of its kind extant.—Louisville 3Iedical News, Dec. 6,1884. We have much pleasure in recording the appear- ance of a, third edition of this excellent work of reference. It is an admirable abstract of all that relates to chemistry, pharmacy, materia mediea, pharmacology and therapeutics. It may be re- garded as embodying the Pharmaeopceias of the civilized nations of the world, all being brought ume a marvel of excellence.—Pharmaceutical Re- cord, Aug. 15,1884. FAMQJJMAMSOW, ItOBEBT, 31. D., Lecturer on Materia Mediea at St. Mary''s Hospital Medical School. A Guide to Therapeutics and Materia Mediea. Third American edition, specially revised by the Author. Enlarged and adapted to the U. S. Pharmacopoeia by Frank Woodbury, M. D. In one handsome 12mo. volume of 524 pages. Cloth, $2.25. Dr. Farquharson's Therapeutics is constructed upon a plan which brings before the reader all the essential points with reference to the properties of drugs. It impresses these upon him in such a way as to enable him to take a clear view of the actions of medicines and the disordered conditions in which they must prove useful. The double-col- umned pages—one side containing the recognized physiological action of the medicine, and the other the disease in which observers (who are nearly al- ways mentioned) have obtained from it good re- sults—make a very good arrangement. The early chapter containing rules for prescribing is excel- lent.—Canada Med. and Surg. Journal, Dec. 1S82. STILLB, ALFRED, 31. D., LL. D., Professor of Theory and Practice of Med. and of Clinical Med. in the Univ. of Penna. Therapeutics and Materia Mediea. A Systematic Treatise on the Action and Uses of Medicinal Agents, including their Description and History. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. In two large and handsome octavo volumes, containing 1936 pages. Cloth, $10.00; leather, $12.00; very handsome half Russia, raised bands, $13.00. in pharmacodynamics, but as by far the most com- plete treatise upon the clinical and practical side of the question.—Boston Medical and Surgical Jour- We can hardly admit that it has a rival in the multitude of its citations and the fulness of its research into clinical histories,and wemustassign it a place in the physician's library; not, indeed, as fully representing the present state of knowledge nal, Nov, 5,1874.