A synopsis of the principal changes in the United States pharmacopoeia effected by the Eighth Decennial Revision ... / by W. Harrison Martindale.
- Martindale, W. Harrison (William Harrison), 1874-1933
- Date:
- 1905
Licence: In copyright
Credit: A synopsis of the principal changes in the United States pharmacopoeia effected by the Eighth Decennial Revision ... / by W. Harrison Martindale. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![PREFACE. Tn the following pages an endeavour has been made to indicate briefly the most important changes which have been carried out by the Eighth Decennial Revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia, 1900 (to be official. September, 1905), and to compare them with the British Pharmacopoeia 1898. It is thought that such comparison may prove of interest both to medical men and pharmacists, as showing the trend of modern Therapeutics and Pharmaceutics. The number of alterations may be tabulated :— Articles ... ... ... j New U.S.P. 1890 U.S.P. Test Solutions ... .... Assays ... . . ... ) 1297 1257 Articles in the Text 958 994 Articles added 117 Articlek Omitted 151 Test Solutions 155 135 Volumetric Assays 149 114 Gravimetric Assays 35 14 following Diurga and their pro] Mirations are now standardis for the first time—Aconite, Belladonna leaves and root, Coca, Colchicmn conn and seed. Coniuin, Guarana, Hydrastis, Hyoscyamns, Ipecacuanha, Pancreatin, the essential oils (not preparations of), Physostigma, Pilocarpus, Stramonium. Nux Vomica is now demanded of fixed standard. In the 1890 Pharmacopoeia its preparations only were assayed, and the requirement now in this instance is a proportion of strychnine as against one of total alkaloids. It will be noticed that several of the “Heroic” Medicaments have been altered in strength so as to conform with those of the British and other pharmacopoeias and (or) to coincide with the recommendations of the International Conference for the Unification of Pharmacopoeia! Formulae of Potent Drugs and Preparations held at Brussels in 1902](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22480729_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
