Extra pharmacopoeia : with the additions introduced into the British Pharmacopoeia 1885 / by William Martindale ; medical references and a therapeutic index of diseases and symptoms by W. Wynn Westcott.

  • Martindale, William, 1840-1902.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Extra pharmacopoeia : with the additions introduced into the British Pharmacopoeia 1885 / by William Martindale ; medical references and a therapeutic index of diseases and symptoms by W. Wynn Westcott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XTEA PHABMACOPCEU. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. Sixteen years have elapsed since the publication of the last British Pharmacopoeia, and during that time a number of new drugs liave been introduced, many official ones have been put to new uses, and a number of non- official preparations of both have of necessity been employed in ])harraafy. Operatire Surgery has been revolutionised by the Antiseptic Treatment of Wounds, Dermatology by the use of Petroleum Ointments, and Therapeutics by the introduction of such important drugs and deiinite chemiciil remedies as Salicylic Acid and Salicin, Chloral Hydrate and Croton-Chloral Hydrate, Chrysophanic Acid and Eserine, Gelsemium and Gelseraine, Homatropine and Hyoscyamine, Jaborandi and Pilocarpine, Nitrite of Amyl and Nitroglycerine, Oleated Preparations and Hypodermic Injections. To shortly describe these and their uses is the purpose of this little book. They are viewed specially from a pharmaceutical and medical aspect; references^ to their use with the doses employed are given in precis. The area of selection is limited by personal experience. Official drugs are introduced when non-official prepara- tions of them ai-e in use. The Chemical nomenclature, English or Latinised, is that now generally adopted by chemists, except where official chemicals are referred to, then the British Phai miicopoeia names are employed, following the example of Chloral in the British Pharma- copoeia the Latin names of many such substances and Glucosides ai-e considered indeclinable. The Index forms a copious Posological Table. The preparation of a new British Pharmncopocia is announced, which it is hoped will be brought up to date; still it will not deprive this Extra Phariiiacopocia of its raisoii-d'etre. Much as the author might wish to see the metric system of weights and measures employed in Pharmacy, he is for practical reasons compelled to follow the English system as yet. The terms Braclim and Ounce, when applied to liquids, arc understood to be the Flmd Drachm and Fluid Ounce respectively, as defined by the British Pharuuicoiioeiii. When parts are referred to, Solids are to be taken by weight and Liquids by measure, as is generally understood.