Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon.

  • Merck Serono
Date:
1899
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Credit: Merck's manual of the materia medica, together with a summary of therapeutic indications and a classification of medicaments : a ready-reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Urethane Merck. Ethyl Dkethane. — Colorl. cryst.; faint, peculiar odor; saltpeler- like taste. — Sol. in 0.6 part alcohol. 1 part water, 1 part etlier, 1.6 part chloroform, 8 parts glycerine, 20 parts olive oil.—Hypnotic, Antispasmodic, Sedative. — Uses; Insomnia, eclampsia, uervons ex- citement, tetanus; and as antidote in strychnine, resorcin, or picro- toxin poisoning. Does not interfere with circulation; no nnpleasant after-effects, in eclampsia it should be given per enema. — Dose: Sedatiop,. 10—20 grn. (0.6—1.2 grm.), 1—i t. daily ; hypwtic, 30—45 grn. (2.0—3 0 grm.), in 3 portions at —1 hour intervals, in 10«/o solut. — Max. D.: 64 grn. (4.0 cc.). — Incompatibles: Alkalies, acids. Uricedin. Not completely defined. — (Stated: “Uniform combination of sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, and lithium citrate. — Wh. granules. — Sol. freely in water. — Antilithic. — Dose: 15—30 grn. (1—2 grm.). in hot water, 3 t. daily.) Uropherin B. Theobkomine and LithiU-M Benzoate, Merck. —50o/o theobromine. — White powd.; decomposes on exposure. -i- Dinretic; works well with digitalin. — Dose: 5—15 grn. (0.3—1.0 grm.), in powd. or capsules, followed by water. — Max. D.: 60 grn. (4.0 grm.) daily. Uropherin S. Theobromine and Lithium Salicylate, Merck. — White powd. — Uses, Doses, Etc., as Uropherin B. Urotropin, — see Formin. Uva Ursi — U. S. P. B«aiidka»t. — Tonic, Diuretic, Antilithic. — D««o: 10—30gfrn. (0,6—?,0 grm.). — Pr^paTotioni Infusion DcMie: t to 2 ob (30—60 cc.) (l:l). Walerlan — U. S. P. * Dose: 10—30 grn. ((t.6—2,0 gm.). — PrepartUiona: Infos. (li-lO), Dose: 1—? os (30-60 cc.); Tr. (l!8) Dose: 1—2 dr. (4 — 8,0 cc.). Tr. ammoniats: (1*8) Date: V* -1 dr. (2.0-4.0 cc.): Ammon. Tr, (1:5 arom, spt. ammonia). Validol. Menthol Valerianate. — Colorl., syrupy liq.; mild, pleasant odor; cooling, faintly bitter taste. Nerve Sedative, Carminative. — Uses: Hysteria, epilepsy; flatulence, dyspepsia, etc. — Dose: 10—20 drops (0’5—1.0 cc.) on sugar. Vasogen. Oxygenated Petrolatum. — Faintly alkaline, yellowish-brown, syrupy mass, yielding emulsions with water and rendering such active medicaments as creolin, creosote, ichthyol, iodine, pyoktanin. etc., readily absorbable through the skin. Used combined with these, externally as well as internally. Iodine Vasogen (80 grn. [5 grm.] daily) recommended by inunction in syphilis and glandular swellings, and internally in aterial sclerosis, (.4-6 grn. [0.25—0.3 grm.] twice daily). — Iodoform Vasogen used in tuberculous processes. Veratrine Merck. — P. B. White powd.; causes violent sneezing when inhaled; exceedingly- irritating to mucous membranes. — Sol. in 2 parts chloroform. 3 parts alcohol, 6 parts ether; slightly in water. — Uses; gout, rhoumatisiu, neuralgia, scrofula, opilepsy, extern. ^ stiff joints, sprains, and chronic swellings. — Dose: V«o—Vso grn. (0.001—0.002