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.

  • E. Merck (Firm)
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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    Merck’s Manual. PART FIRST. THE MATERIA MEDICA, As in Actual Use To-day by British Physicians. Btadtr pleatt note;— The GALKSIC PREPARATIONS of the Britijih Pharmacopoeia, when not listed un- der their own titles, will be found under the titles of the druRS from which they are derived. FOOD AND DIETETIC PRODUCTS proper wUl be found under the title: “Foods**; while Digeslanta, Hcmatinics, etc., are listed under their own titles. SMALL TYPE is employed for the older class of drugs, which are so well known as to require but little description. Those articles of which the BIERCK brand is on the market, are — for convenience in prescribing — designated accordingly. The DOSES given are for adults ; for children the following rule (Young’s) will be found the most convenient. A.dd 12 to the age, and divide by the age, to get the denominator of tlie fraction, the numerator of which is 1. Thus, for a child iwo 2 + 12 yearsold, ^ =s 7, and the dose is one seventh of that for an ndult. Of power- ful narcotics and anthelmintics scarcely more than one-half of this proportion should be need. Of mild cathartics, two or even ihree times the proportion may be employed. In a general way it may bo said that appi-oximatoly the dose for a child of one month is 1/20 that of an adult; for one of 8 months is 1/16; 0 months 1/10; 1 year 1/8; 2 years I'O; 3 years 1/6; 6 years 3/10; 8 years t/g; 10 years S'6; 12 years 2'S; 16 years 4'5; 20 to 45 years, adult dosage; 50 years 5 6; 60 years 4/5; 80 years 2/S. For HYPODERMATIC INFECTIONS, the dose should be one-half of that used by the mouth; by reetmn, tive-fourihs of the same. The letters grn. stand for grains; m. Minims; dr., drams; oz, ounces;] grm., grams.; cr.. cubic centimetres. — P. B. stands for British Pharmacopoeia. Absinthin Merck. Absiktiihx—Yellow-brown, amorpli. or eryst. powd.; very bitter. — Sol. in alcohol, chloroform; slightly in ether; insol. in water.— Bitter Tonic (in anorexia, constipation, chlorosis, etc.). — Dose. Vigrn. (0.03grm.) Max. D.: 1 grn.(0.06grm.)single, 2grs. (0;1 grin.) daily. Absinthium. Wo.<iwnno.-]lo,c: ‘iO-40 Rm. (1.2-2.4 Krm.).—InfuB. (1-3: «4) and oil (1)., 1 P mj 0,00-0,18 cc.) used. Acaciae Gummi. — V. B. Go*i Aa.\iiic. — 8tl, in water, insol. in alcohol. — PrepareUions: Mucilage; Syr.—both vehicles. Acetanilide Merck. — P. B. - Cryst. or Powd. Antifekrin. .— \Vh. scales or powd.; odorl.; burning taste. — SoL. in 194 parts water, 5 alcohol, 18 ether; very sol. in chloroform. — Antipyretic, Analgesic, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic.'—Uses: Intern., fever, rheumatism, headache, alcoholism, delirium, neuralgia, sleep- lessness in children, etc.; extern., like iodoform, and as a preser- vative of hypodermic solutions (1:.100). — Dose: .3—10 grn. (0.2—0.6 grm.) in powd., alcoholic solut., or hot water cooled down and swee- tened to taste. Max. D.: 8 grn. (OA grm.) single, 60 grn. (4.0 grm.'i daily. — Caution: Avoid large doses in fever!