i88 THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



The New German Pharmacopoeia. 



The fourth edition of the German Pharniacopceia which comes into force 

 the first day of next January, is now obtainable by the public. 



This edition is issued in the same form as its predecessor but expanded 

 to the extent of 84 additional pages or deducting the supplement of 1895, 

 it is 52 pages larger than before. 



This increase is due to the admission of new articles, the amplification 

 of the text, so as to include new information, an enlarged preface, and an 

 addition to the number of tables. 



Ten substances have been dropped, namely : Auro-natrium chloratum, 

 caffeinum natro-benzoicum, kalium aceticum, keratinum, liquor ferri 

 subacetici, moschus, pilulae ferri carbonici, thallinum sulfuricum, tinctura 

 ferri acetici setherea, and tinctura moschi. 



On the other hand 26 new articles have been admitted, a list of which 

 follows : Adeps lanse anhydricus, adeps lanae cum aqua, aether pro narcosi, 

 alcohol absolutus, arecolinum hydrobromicum, baryum chloratum, bis- 

 mutum subgallicum, bromoformium, cautschuc, caflfeinonatrium salicyli- 

 cum, gelatina alba, hydrargyrum salicylicum, hydrastinium hydrochlori- 

 cum, mel, methylsulfonalum, oleum camphoratum forte, oleum chloro- 

 formii, oleum santali, pilulae ferri carbonici Blaudii, pyrazolonum phenyl- 

 dimethylicum salicylicum, semen erucae, serum antidiphthericum, tela 

 depurata, tuberculinum Kochi, unguentum adipis lanae and vinum chinae. 



It will be noted that this list includes two serums, articles which the 

 pharmacist is not in position to either prepare or test, but that difiiculty is 

 overcome by governmental supervision, the ofiicers of which are responsi- 

 ble for the quality of the product he is required to dispense. 



In view of the contention now existing regarding the basis of atomic 

 weight it is of special interest to note that oxygen has been taken as this 

 basis in a table given in the appendix, the standard being 0= 16 ; and it 

 may be added in this connection, that as in the previous edition, chemical 

 formulas are entirely absent from the text. 



The book as may be expected shows the same careful work as its pre- 

 decessor as to chemistry, but is open to some criticism as to changes made 

 in the names of plants. 



, The text is in the vernacular, as heretofore, the gothic character being 

 used except for scientific titles, the paper and printing is good and the 

 price at which it is furnished (3 marks 65 pfennigs, bound) places it 

 within easy reach of all who require a copy. — Druggist Circular. 



Notice. 



Are you a registered pharmacist ? If not, and you hold a N. Y. C. P. 

 diploma, do so at once. 



