Diseases of the nose and throat, comprising affections of the trachea and oesophagus / by Sir St. Clair Thomson.
- Thomson, St. Clair, 1859-1943
- Date:
- 1912
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Diseases of the nose and throat, comprising affections of the trachea and oesophagus / by Sir St. Clair Thomson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![FORMULA Im the following prescriptions the quantities are given in both English and metric measures. In several instances the amount ordered is sufficient to make a compressed tablet—a convenient form in many cases for preparing fresh, warm lotions. LOCAL ANESTHETICS Formula i ]^ Cocainse hydrochloridi . gr. xlviii ad xcvi . 3-3 to 6-6 grm. Acidi salicylici . • g^- f • • • 0-034 grm. A.quam destillatam. ad §i ... to 30-0 c.c. The above 10-20 per cent, solution of cocaine is intended for the use of the surgeon himself, and should never be entrusted to the patient. Formula 2 In the following prescription the addition of phenazone somewhat increases the anaesthetic action, while the thymol solution helps, like the salicylic acid in the previous formula, to preserve the solu- tion. 1^ Cocainse hydrochloridi . gr. x ad xx . . 0-65 to 1-37 grm. Phenazoni . . . gr. xl . . . 2-6 grm. Liquoris thymol alcoholici . 11\ ii . . . 0-12 c.c. Aquam destillatam . ad §i . . to 30-0 c.c. Formula 3 R Cocainse hydrochloridi . gr. xv . . . i-o grm. Menthol . . . gr. xv . . . i-o grm. Acidi carbolic! puri . gr. xv . . . i-o grm. Iviquoris adrenahn (1-1,000) gr. . . . o-ooi grm. (Bouaiu.) This local anaesthetic mixture is chiefly of use in small operations on the outer ear. It is somewhat too caustic in the nose. But it is useful when apphed to the tonsil or on a peritonsillar abscess before puncturing. Formula 4 ^ Orthoformi . . . gr. xv . . . i-o gnu. lodoformi . . . gr. xv . . . i-o grm. Menthol . . . gr. iii . . . 0-2 grm. Insufflation in dy.sphagia. A few grains for a dose.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b23984478_0814.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
