Principles of pharmacyW.B. Saunders, 1917 - 1056 pages |
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... mentioned . The famous Eber Papyrus , while of later date ( B.c. 1552 ) , is peculiarly valuable because of its completeness . In it mention is made of such drugs as calamus and myrrh , salt and sodium carbonate , while its list of ...
... mentioned . The famous Eber Papyrus , while of later date ( B.c. 1552 ) , is peculiarly valuable because of its completeness . In it mention is made of such drugs as calamus and myrrh , salt and sodium carbonate , while its list of ...
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... mentioned in the Food and Drug Laws of 1906 as the standard in testing official articles by governmental chemists . In the administration of similar food and drug acts of the several states , the pharmacopoeia is likewise accepted as ...
... mentioned in the Food and Drug Laws of 1906 as the standard in testing official articles by governmental chemists . In the administration of similar food and drug acts of the several states , the pharmacopoeia is likewise accepted as ...
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... mentioned above , and used in the present pharmacopoeia , was scarcely happily chosen , and in common conversation ... mention that it is an abbreviated method of expressing the composition of the chemical . Thus the formula NaCl means a ...
... mentioned above , and used in the present pharmacopoeia , was scarcely happily chosen , and in common conversation ... mention that it is an abbreviated method of expressing the composition of the chemical . Thus the formula NaCl means a ...
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... mention of it being made in the Bible . This manah was divided into 60 shekels , and weighed , in some cases , about ... mentioned merely to note the absence of the grain weight , although the siliqua ( like our grain ) was the weight of ...
... mention of it being made in the Bible . This manah was divided into 60 shekels , and weighed , in some cases , about ... mentioned merely to note the absence of the grain weight , although the siliqua ( like our grain ) was the weight of ...
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... mentioned above , the estimation of the specific gravity of a liquid is rendered simple because of the ease with which the weight of a bulk of given liquid can be compared to the weight of an equal bulk of water . Thus , in the simplest ...
... mentioned above , the estimation of the specific gravity of a liquid is rendered simple because of the ease with which the weight of a bulk of given liquid can be compared to the weight of an equal bulk of water . Thus , in the simplest ...
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acetic acid alcohol alkali alkaloids ammonia ammonia water ammonium aqueous aromatic arsenic assay see U.S.P. atoms benzene bismuth bottle bromide calcium carbonate cent chemical chloride chloroform color Colorless compound Condensed Recipe constituent crystals details see U.S.P. diluted dissolved distilled water Dose dried drug elixir ether evaporation extract ferric ferric chloride ferrous filter fluidextract fluidrachm formula glycerin grains grammes heat hydrochloric acid hydrogen hydroxide impurities insoluble iodide iodine iron liquid maceration magnesium manufacture menstruum mercury metals methyl milligrammes mils 30 minims mixture molecule nitrate nitric acid odor official ointment oxide percolate pharmaceutic pills potassium potassium carbonate potassium hydroxide powder precipitate prepared quinine Remarks resin salicylate salt sodium sodium carbonate sodium hydroxide soluble solution specific gravity starch substance sugar sulphate sulphide sulphuric acid Summarized Description syrup terpenes tests for identity tincture tion trituration tube U.S.P. VIII valence volatile oil weight well-closed containers zinc
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Page 297 - ... a mortar, add about an equal bulk of sugar of milk, mix well by means of a spatula and triturate them thoroughly together. Add fresh portions of the sugar of milk from time to time, until the whole is added, and continue the trituration until the substance is intimately mixed with the sugar of...
Page 793 - A mixture of neutral principles extracted from Goa powder, a substance found deposited in the wood of Vouacapoua Araroba.
Page 779 - A neutral principle obtained from elaterium, a substance deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium Elaterium.
Page 24 - Cylindrical or somewhat flattened, gradually tapering, usually in broken pieces, from 6 to 15 cm. in length and from 5 to 15 mm. in thickness; externally brown or...
Page 396 - Ammonia water is an aqueous solution of ammonia (NH3) containing not less than 9.5 per cent, nor more than 10.5 per cent, by weight of ammonia.
Page 854 - Equidae), or other large domestic animal, which has been properly immunized against tetanus toxin. After the serum or plasma from the immunized animal has been collected, the antitoxin-bearing globulins are separated from the other constituents of the serum or plasma and dissolved in...
Page 234 - ACONIT.), TINCTURE OF ACONITE, USP (Aconiti Tinctura, PI).— Contains from 0.045 to 0.055 per cent, of the ether-soluble alkaloids of aconite. If assayed biologically the minimum lethal dose should not be greater than 0.0004 Cc. for each gram of body weight of guinea-pig. One hundred Cc. represent 10 Gm. of the drug in approximately 65 per cent, of alcohol. DOSAGE: 0.2 Cc. or 3 minims should be given hourly until the desired effect on the pulse is secured. Locally the tincture may be applied cautiously...
Page 632 - A product obtained by the action of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids on cotton and consisting chiefly of cellulose tetranitrate [CiaHi6(ON02)40e=504.17]. Preserve it in cartons, packed loosely, and protected from light and moisture.
Page 57 - Divide the weight in air by the loss of weight in water, and the quotient will be the specific gravity.
Page 250 - OF SQUILL, US P. — One hundred Cc. represent 10 Gm. of squill in approximately 70 per cent, alcohol. If assayed biologically the minimum lethal dose should not be greater than 0.006 Cc. for each gram of body-weight of the frog. DOSAGE: 1 Cc. or 15 minims.