Compendium of the pharmacopoeias and formularies (official and unofficial) : with practical aids to prescribing and dispensing : with addendum / C.J.S. Thompson.

  • Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943.
Date:
1922
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Credit: Compendium of the pharmacopoeias and formularies (official and unofficial) : with practical aids to prescribing and dispensing : with addendum / C.J.S. Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SYNOPSIS OF FORMUL/E, BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA, 1914. In the last edition of the British Pharmacopoeia published in 1914, the metric system has been employed in the formulse throughout, and the avoirdupois weights and measures excluded. Doses are given in the metric system and Imperial measures. On May 1, 1908, the Board of Trade recognized “mil” as a short official designation for the millilitre. This word has now been adopted in place of cubic centimetre in the measures for liquids in the British Pharmacopoeia. It will be convenient to remember that approximately 1 mil = 16 minims, 4 mils — 1 fluid drachm, 30 mils = l fluid ounce. Acetum Cantharidini.—Cantharidin, 1 gm. ; glacial acetic acid, 200 mils; acetic acid, to 2,000 mils. Dissolve cantharidin in the glacial acetic acid on a water bath, cool, and add the acetic acid. Acetum Scillae.—Squill, bruised, 1,000 gm. ; acetic acid, 1,000 mils ; distilled water, 3,200 mils. Macerate for seven days, press and filter. S.G. 1 070. Acetum Urginese. — Urginea, bruised, 1000 gm. ; acetic acid, 1,000 mils ; distilled water, 3,200 mils. Macerate for seven days, press and filter. S.G. 1-070. Acidum Aceticum Dilutum.—Acetic acid (S.G. 1-044), 152-6 gm. ; distilled water, to 1,000 mils. Contains 5 percent, real acid. S.G. 1-007. Acidum Carbolicum Liquefactum. — Phenol, 100 gm. ; distilled water, to 115 gm. S.G. 1‘067 to 1-069,