Pharmacy and dispensing for nurses / by C.J.S. Thompson.

  • Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943.
Date:
1908
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    arranged alphabetically in that work, and, further, take note of their chief characters and doses. Taking the British Pharmacopoeia as a guide, the first group of galenical preparations we come to are the vinegars. The Vinegars are preparations in which di- luted acetic acid is employed to exhaust certain drugs, such as ipecacuanha and squill. The Medicated Waters of the Pharmacopoeia chiefly consist of aqueous solutions of the volatile principles of vegetable substances. Dill, anise, orange-flower, carraway, cinnamon, fennel, cherry laurel, peppermint, spearmint, pimento, rose and elderflower are prepared by distillation ; and chloroform water by simply shaking a certain proportion of chloroform and water together. Confections are preparations of solid medica- ments made into the form of a paste by the addition of sugar or honey. Decoctions are watery solutions of vegetable and medicinal substances prepared by boiling with water. With one exception, the simple drug, after being prepared, is boiled for ten minutes or longer with a certain proportion of water and then strained. Plasters are solid tenacious compounds em- ployed for local application. They are usually composed of some active drug with wax, resin,