Practical prescribing and dispensing for medical students / by William Kirkby.

Date:
1906
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Credit: Practical prescribing and dispensing for medical students / by William Kirkby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Potass. Nitrat. 3ij or 25 dgm. Spirit, ^ther. Nitros. 5ij „ 8 c.c. Infus. Scoparii ad 5iv „ 100 c.c. M. Ft. mist. Two tablespooiifuls twice a day. The infusion must not be used until it is cold, otherwise a portion of the spirit of nitrous ether will be lost by volatilisation. Boracis 5ij or 5 grm. Glycerin gss „ 10 c,c. Aquie ad §iss „ 30 c. c. Fiat applicatio. To be applied to the mouth night and morning. Dissolve the borax in the glycerin either by rubbing together in a mortar, or by gently heating together in a small porcelain dish ; then add the water. ^. Menthol 3ss or 2 5 grm. Chloroformi 5ij „ 10 c.c. Fiat applicatio. To be applied to the forehead when required. Measure the chloroform into a bottle of the right size, and add the menthol ; shake. Chloral Hydrat, 3j or 5 grm. Camphorai 5j „ 5 grm. M, s. a. ^ Fiat applicatio. Rub together in a warm mortar until liquefied. Observe that this mixture is insoluble in water. Prescribe a mixture containing bismuth oxide, tincture of gentian and a flavouring agent. Prescribe a draught containing a preparation of rlmbarb and magnesia. Prescribe a mixture containing a preparation of chalk and tincture of catechu. Misce secundum artem^ndx according to art. C