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Plasters: (a) Name an official one which must contain a definite 

 amount of an alkaloid; (b) Name the official spread plasters; 

 (c) State how lead plaster is made. 



6. Give the natural source of benzoic Acid, and state how the acid 



is obtained from this source. 



7. Name three official tinctures which are made by direct solution. 



8. Give a common name for each of the following: (a) Lotio 



Nigra; (b) Plumbi Acetas ; (c) Linimcntum Ammoniac; (d) 

 Mistura Carminativa. 



9. Name all of the constituents of Tully's Powder. 



10. Give a brief outline of the official method for the preparation of 



Extract of Malt. 



11. State how you would show the presence of: (a) Nitric Acid in 



Solution of Ferric Chloride; (b) Phosphorous Acid in Phos- 

 phoric Acid; (c) Tartaric Acid in Citric Acid. 



12. What is the difference between Spirit of Ether, Compound Spirit 



of Ether and Spirit of Nitrous Ether? 



13. Give a test of identity for each of the following: (a) Salicylic 



Acid; (b) Acetanilid ; (c) Morphine; (d) Meconic Acid. 



14. Name the menstrum which is used in the preparation of each of 



the following tinctures: (a) Tincture of Tolu ; (b) Ammoni- 

 ated Tincture of Guaiac ; (c) Tincture of Arnica; (d) Tinc- 

 ture of Myrrh. 



15. How is Syrup of Hydriodic Acid, U. S. P., prepared? 



DISPENSING PHARMACY. 



Spring, 1913. 



Outline die provisions of the Pharmacy Law of the State of 

 New York, as far as these govern the sale of poisons listed 

 under Schedule "A." 



Give the English equivalent for each of the following abbrevia- 

 tions: (a) ft. bob; (b) ejusd. ; (c) alt. hor. ; (d) d. in p. aeq. 



Soft Soap: (a) State how it is prepared; (b) In what manner 

 do we determine that saponification is complete? (c) Name 

 the by-product formed in its manufacture. 



