An Ephemeris of Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Collateral InformationE.R. Squib, 1882 |
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... grain = .065 gramme , and a corresponding dose of salts of morphia as about 2 grain = 013 gramme . The salts of morphia in common use , the sulphate , for example , contain about 80 per cent . of pure mor- phia . This makes the medium ...
... grain = .065 gramme , and a corresponding dose of salts of morphia as about 2 grain = 013 gramme . The salts of morphia in common use , the sulphate , for example , contain about 80 per cent . of pure mor- phia . This makes the medium ...
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... grain of Opium is 13 minims or 25 drops ; but should these preparations be made from powdered Opium of 10 per cent . , this dose will be equivalent to only 11 grain of morphia , when , as above shown , the stated medium dose for the ...
... grain of Opium is 13 minims or 25 drops ; but should these preparations be made from powdered Opium of 10 per cent . , this dose will be equivalent to only 11 grain of morphia , when , as above shown , the stated medium dose for the ...
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... grains of morphia in each fluidounce . An Opium 14.5 to 15 per cent . gives tinctures of 5.5 grains in the fluid- ounce . But in the officinal processes for these tinctures , the Opium is never quite exhausted . There is a tradition ...
... grains of morphia in each fluidounce . An Opium 14.5 to 15 per cent . gives tinctures of 5.5 grains in the fluid- ounce . But in the officinal processes for these tinctures , the Opium is never quite exhausted . There is a tradition ...
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... grains . If commercial powdered Opium is to be assayed for morphia , it should not be dried , but should be weighed for the assay in the con- dition in which it is found in the market , and in which it is to be dispensed . If commercial ...
... grains . If commercial powdered Opium is to be assayed for morphia , it should not be dried , but should be weighed for the assay in the con- dition in which it is found in the market , and in which it is to be dispensed . If commercial ...
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... grains of opium . The process after exhaustion is the same as where water is used as the solvent . Filter off the solution into a tared or marked vessel and percolate the residue on the filter with water dropped onto the edges of the ...
... grains of opium . The process after exhaustion is the same as where water is used as the solvent . Filter off the solution into a tared or marked vessel and percolate the residue on the filter with water dropped onto the edges of the ...
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Page 47 - Equally derogatory to professional character is it for a physician to hold a patent for any surgical instrument or medicine, or to dispense a secret nostrum, whether it be the composition or exclusive property of himself or of others.
Page 23 - If it be colored, or coated, or polished, or powdered, whereby damage is concealed, or it is made to appear better than it really is, or of greater value. 7. If it contain any added poisonous ingredient, or any ingredient which may render such article injurious to the health of a person consuming it...
Page 23 - First. If any substance has been mixed and packed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality or strength.
Page 49 - Of differences between physicians. § 1. Diversity of opinion and opposition of interest, may, in the medical as in other professions, sometimes occasion controversy and even contention. Whenever such cases unfortunately occur, and cannot be immediately terminated, they should be referred to the arbitration of a sufficient number of physicians, or a courtmedical.
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Page 23 - Pharmacopoeia, but which is found in some other pharmacopoeia or other standard work on Materia Medica, it differs materially from the standard of strength, quality, or purity laid down in such work. 3. If its strength or purity fall below the professed standard under which it is sold.
Page 49 - The affairs of life, the pursuit of health, and the various accidents and contingencies to which a medical man is peculiarly exposed, sometimes require him temporarily to withdraw from his duties to his patients, and to request some of his professional brethren to officiate for him. Compliance with this request is an act of courtesy, which should always be performed with the utmost consideration for...
Page 47 - ... others. For, if such nostrum be of real efficacy, any concealment regarding it is inconsistent with beneficence and professional liberality; and, if mystery alone give it value and importance, such craft implies either disgraceful ignorance, or fraudulent avarice. It is also reprehensible for physicians to give certificates attesting the efficacy of patent or secret medicines, or in any way to promote the use of them.
Page 22 - If it shall appear from such examination that any of the provisions of this Act have been violated the...
Page 374 - The society shall elect annually a president, vicepresident, secretary and treasurer, who shall hold their offices for one year, and until others shall be chosen in their places, and...