Hyperol : (extra pharmacopœia) : solid hydrogen peroxide / [F. W. Berk & Co. Ltd.].

  • F.W. Berk & Co. Ltd.
Date:
[1925?]
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Credit: Hyperol : (extra pharmacopœia) : solid hydrogen peroxide / [F. W. Berk & Co. Ltd.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HYPEROL (Extra Pharmacopceia) SOLID HYDROGEN PEROXIDE * HYDROGEN PEROXIDE made its first official appearance in the British Pharmacopceeia in 1898, by which time the commercial manufacture of a product of the necessary degree of purity and stability had been developed sufficiently to enable the manufacturers to supply the medical profession with adequate quantities of Hydrogen Peroxide at a reasonable price. Since that date, Hydrogen Peroxide has attracted much attention in medical and surgical spheres. Its constitution, nascent oxygen and water (Eau oxygénée of the French Pharmacopceia) makes it theoretically the ideal re- agent for antisepsis, sterilization, and disinfection. But, unfortunately for the medical profession, the majority of brands of Hydrogen Peroxide, hitherto available, are possessed of drawbacks which have hindered the extension of its application. The official solution contains only 3 per cent. H,O,, which makes it excessively bulky and renders its use in portable outfits almost impossible. All grades of aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide contain varying quantities of free mineral acid, usually a mixture of phosphoric and sulphuric acids, and repeated references can be found to the necessity for neutralization before Hydrogen Peroxide can be applied to open wounds or delicate tissues. All grades of aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide are unstable and undergo varying rates of spon- taneous decomposition, in spite of the enormous
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