Principles of pharmacyW.B. Saunders, 1917 - 1056 pages |
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... method of election of these delegates resulted in a misunderstanding and the holding of two conventions and publish- ing of two pharmacopoeias ; the officers of the convention of 1820 hold- ing a poorly attended meeting at New York ...
... method of election of these delegates resulted in a misunderstanding and the holding of two conventions and publish- ing of two pharmacopoeias ; the officers of the convention of 1820 hold- ing a poorly attended meeting at New York ...
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... method of estimating the quantity of the active ingredients is given , this method being called the assay of the drug . With chemicals , the official description deals with appearance , solubility , and other physical characteristics ...
... method of estimating the quantity of the active ingredients is given , this method being called the assay of the drug . With chemicals , the official description deals with appearance , solubility , and other physical characteristics ...
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... method of estimation are due to the same causes as any inaccuracy in the measurement of liquids by means of the grad- uate , as mentioned in the preceding chapter , viz . , the uncertainty in read- ing an exact volume of a liquid when ...
... method of estimation are due to the same causes as any inaccuracy in the measurement of liquids by means of the grad- uate , as mentioned in the preceding chapter , viz . , the uncertainty in read- ing an exact volume of a liquid when ...
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... method of estimation is of comparatively limited application , by reason of its lack of convenience , and an accurate estimation by this method takes more time than does the well - known process of weighing in air and then in water ...
... method of estimation is of comparatively limited application , by reason of its lack of convenience , and an accurate estimation by this method takes more time than does the well - known process of weighing in air and then in water ...
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... methods of estimation , viz . , to the substance we attach a weight or sinker and im- merse same in some liquid in ... method which is inapplicable to powders . In estimating the specific gravity of powders , therefore , recourse is ...
... methods of estimation , viz . , to the substance we attach a weight or sinker and im- merse same in some liquid in ... method which is inapplicable to powders . In estimating the specific gravity of powders , therefore , recourse is ...
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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.