Practical prescribing and dispensing for medical students / by William Kirkby.

Date:
1906
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Credit: Practical prescribing and dispensing for medical students / by William Kirkby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Opio, gr. X—gr. xl; Pulvis Ipecacuanhae Compositus, gr. V—gr. XV; Pulvis Kino Compositus, gr. v—gr. xx; Pulvis Opii Compositus, gr. ij—gr. x), mixtures (Tinctura Opii, ITj^v—TT\^xv for repeated doses, V({xx— rn^xxx for a single dose; Tinctura Opii Ammoniata, 3ss—3j; Tinctura Camphorae Compositse, 3ss—3i; Extractum Opii Liquidum, TT]^v—n]^xxx). It is used in liniments (Linimentum Opii; Linimentum Opii Ammoniatum, B.P.C.), plasters (Emplastrum Opii), coUyria, lotions, injections, enemas and supposi- tories (Suppositoria Plumbi Composita). Incompatibles. Alkaline Carbonates, Metallic Salts, Iodine, Tannic Acid, Vegetable Astringents and other Alkaloidal precipitants. Pancreas. A solution (Liquor Pancreatis) is used for peptonising various articles of food. Papaveris Capsulae. Are used for making a decoction which is used as an application. Paraldehydum, 3ss—3ij (2 to 8 c.c.) Solubility— Water, i in 10. Given in capsules, or in mixtures made by dis- solving it in water and adding some flavouring syrup. Pareirae Radix. Administered in mixtures (Extractum Pareirae Liquidum, 3ss—3ij)-