LM THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



PHARMACY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. 



Fall 1911. 



i. Give the official method of preparing Vinegar of Squill's. 



2. Name all of the constituents of Compound Tr. of Gentian. 



3. Give a common name and percentage strength of each of 

 the following: 



(a) Liquor lodi Causticus (c) Tinctura Iodi, Churchill 



(b) Liquor Iodi Compositus (d) Tinctura Iodi. 



4. (iive the full latin official title of each of the following: 

 (a) Gregory's Mixture (c) Mustard Plaster 

 (1)) Liquid Opodeldoc (d) Channing's Solution 



5. Name the official kinds of Silver Nitrate. 



6. State how you would show the presence of 



(a) Lead carbonate in Lead acetate 



(1)) Mercuric Chloride in Red Mercuric Oxide 



(c) Cream of Tartar in Tartar Emetic 



7. Why is it necessary to treat Lactucarium with Petroleum 

 Benzine before making the tincture from it? 



8. Name the official waters prepared by dilution of the stronger 

 water. 



9. Why is an infusion of a drug sometimes active when a decoc- 

 tion of the same drug is inert? 



10. Name three official preparations in the manufacture of which 

 the use of a metallic implement must he avoided. 



11. 'What is the correct chemical name of the active ingredient 

 of Spirit of Glonoin? How much of it should he present? 



[2. Ferri Hydroxidum. 



(a) Give official method of preparation 



(b) Describe it 



(c) State principal uses. 



13. Why is lactic acid neutralized with Zinc carbonate before 

 testing it for Glycerine? 



14. Name the substances which are precipitated on addition of 

 w ater to Paregoric. 



15. Give a test of identity for each of the following: 



(a) Quinine (c) Glucose 



(b) Morphine (d) Gallic Acid 



