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6. How much official hypophosphor- 

 ous acid and how much water are re- 

 quired to make six pounds of an acid 

 5 per cent, strong? 



7. Name the official elixirs. 



8. State what happens when the fol- 

 lowing are brought together: (a) 

 Donovan's solution and tincture of 

 myrrh, (b) Syru p of rhubarb and 

 fluidextract of conium, (c) Chrysaro- 

 binum and cold cream, (d) Antipyrin. 

 spirit of nitrous ether and water. 



9. Compound morphine powder : (a) 

 Give its common name, (b) Name all 

 of its constituents, (c) Give per cent, 

 of its principal active constituent. 



10. One part of morphine is soluble 

 in 3330 parts of water. What is the 

 percentage strength of a saturated solu- 

 tion ? 



11. How may quinine hydrobromide 

 be prepared from quinine bisuphate? 



12. Name three official galenicals 

 which contain free iodine, and three 

 which contain metallic mercury. Give 

 per cent, of iodine or mercury present 

 in each case. 



13. Ammoniated Mercury: (a) Give 

 its common name, (b) State how it is 

 manufactured, (c) Why is the precipi- 

 tate washed with a mixture of water 

 and ammonia water? 



14. Describe in detail a method for 

 obtaining morphine from morphine 

 hydrochloride. 



15. Criticise the following prescrip- 

 tions : 



(a) 



Tincture of iron 5 iii 



Ammon. tr. guaiac 5 i 



Tinct. of aloes o ii 



Syrup, q. s. ad 5 iv 



Mix. 



Sig. oi before meals. 



(b) 



I? 



Tartar emetic 3 



Arom. sulph. acid 5 i 



Quinine sulph gr. xi 



Water, q. s. ad § i 



Mix. 



Sig. .^ss at bedtime. 



(c) 



Ichthyol 5 ss 



Tr. val. aeth ^ ss 



Water, q. s. ad 5 iii 



M. S. 5i t. i. d. 



(d) 



Strych. nitrate gr. ii 



Fowler's sol o iv 



Water, q. s., ad % i 



M. S. oi every three hours. 



Senior 



MACROSCOPIC PHARMACOG- 

 NOSY. 



Spring, 1914. 



I. — 20. Place on the first page of 

 vour book, numbers one to twenty. 



After each number place the name of 

 the drug found in the envelope stamped 

 with that number. The variety of the 

 drug must be stated when it is of sev- 

 eral. If any of the drugs are adulter- 

 ated or spurious, that fact must be 

 stated. 



21. Give the official Latin title, the 

 official English title, and the botanical 



