The pocket formulary, and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopœias : comprising standard and approved formulæ for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1851
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Credit: The pocket formulary, and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopœias : comprising standard and approved formulæ for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S. S. 8, stratum super stratum, layer upon layer. Ss., Semi, a half, ti, Stet, let it stand; stent, let them stand. Sub. fin. coct., Sub finem coctionis, when the boiling is — nearly finished. Sum. tal., Sumat talem, let the patient take one like this. Sum., Summitates, the summits, or tops. Sum., Sume, sumat, sumatur, sumantur, sumendus, take thou, let him take, to be taken. S.V., Spiritus Vinosus, ardent spirit of any strength. S. V. R., Spiritus vini rectificatus, rectified spirit of wine. S. V. T., Spiritus vini tenuis, proof spirit. Tabel., Tabella, (dim. of tabula, a table) a lozenge. Temp. dext., Tempori deatro, to the right temple. T.O., Tinctura Opii, tincture of opium. T, O. C., Tinctura opii camphorata, paregoric elixir, It is — now called T'inct, camphore composita, Trit., Tritura, triturate. Tra., Tinctura, tincture. Troch., Trochisci, troches or lozenges. Ult. prescr., Ultimo prescriptus, the last ordered. V.O. S., Vitello ovi solutus, dissolved in the yolk of an egg. Vom. urg., Vomitione urgente, the vomiting being trouble- some. V.S. B., Venesectio brachii, bleeding in the arm. Zz., Zingiber, ginger. To the above comprehensive list we subjoin a few abbre- viations used by Continental physicians :— Ff. 8. A., Faites selon lart, make according to art. M.S. L., Melez selon Part, mix according to art. M.D.S., Misce, da, signa; or Micentur, dentur, signentur; — mix, deliver, label; or let them be mixed, delivered, labelled. P. ég., Parties égales, equal parts. Pinc., Pincée, a pinch. Poig., Poignee, a handful. Pr., Prenez, take. Q. q., Quantité quelconque, any quantity. Rec. or Lip., Recipe, take. L., Transcrivez; I., Instruction; S., Signature ; placed before the directions for taking or using the medicine.
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