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melts at 196 to 197 C, is but very 

 slightly soluble in cold water or iu alco- 

 hol, and boiled with these it decomposes 

 into its components. It is claimed to be 

 an excellent hypnotic and sedative. 



Para - Amidometa - Oxybenzoic - Acid 

 Methyl Ester — See orthoform. 



Parachlorophenol Paste — Remedy em- 

 ployed in lupus. Said to be composed of 

 equal parts of lanolin, vaselin, starch and 

 parachlorophenol. 



Para- Cresotinic- Acid Phenyl Ester — 

 Methyl salol. 



Paradlethoxyethenyl-Diphenylamidine 

 — See holocaine. 



Paraformcollodlon — Is a 5 per cent, 

 mixture of paraform and collodion, used 

 as a caustic for small cutaneous swellings. 



Parahemoglobin — Preparation made 

 from blood, and containing 5 per cent, of 

 iron. 



Para-Phenetldin-Furfurol — Is said to 

 possess valuable antipyretic and anal- 

 gesic properties, while being non-toxic. 

 No data regarding its therapeutic applica- 

 tions are, however, yet to hand. 



Periplocin — Glucoside obtained from 

 Periploca grcsca. Similar in effect to 

 digitalis and strophanthus. 



Phaselin- -Proprietary surgical antisep- 

 tic, and absorptive, stimulant and diges- 

 tive. 



Phenamine — Phenaminum. Name im- 

 properly applied to phenocoll. 



Phenatrocine — Proprietary antiseptic 

 and analgesic. 



Phenosuccin — Pyrantin. 



Phesin — Sulpho-derivative of phena- 

 cetin. Antipyretic. 



Phosphatol — Creosote phosphite. Com- 

 pound of creosote with the phosphorus 

 ethers of various phenols. Contains 90.5 

 per cent, creosote. 



Phospho-cereal — Dietetic suitable for 

 ingesting phosphates in vegetable form. 



Phospho-guaiacol — See guaiacol phos- 

 phite. 



Fiperazine Salicylate— Recently intro- 

 duced, and is prepared by mixing concen- 

 trated, boiling aqueous, alcoholic, or 



ethereal solutions of 1 molecule of piper- 

 azine and 2 molecules of salicylic acid, or 

 by melting the two components together, 

 then dissolving, and recrystallizing. Pi- 

 perazine salicylate is soluble in water al- 

 cohol, and in ether, and melts with 

 decomposition between 215 and 21 8° C. 

 Pinapin — Prepared pineapple juice. Di- 

 gests albumin in vaginitis, tonsilitis, etc. 

 Pinapin — Fermented banana juice. 

 Used in catarrh. 



Piperidine Guaiacolate — Compound of 

 piperidine and guaiacol. Succedaneum 

 for guaiacol and phthisis. Dose : 5 to 30 

 grains, 3 times daily. 



Piperidine Urates — Uric-acid solvent, 

 recommended in gout and gravel. 



Protargol — Combination of silver with 

 certain proteins. Bactericidal vulnerary. 

 Used in solution {% to l P er cent.) in 

 gonorrhoea, and in urethritis in the female 

 (5 to 10 per cent. ). 



Protektin — Specially prepared antisep- 

 tic, adhesive paper for surgical use. 



Pseudodiphtherin — Proprietary remedy 

 for diphtheria. 



Psilothinum— Depilatory in the form of 

 a cerate. 



Pyraloxin— Oxydized pyrogallol. Used 

 like, but said to be superior to, pyrogallol. 

 Pyroctin — Proprietary febrifuge and 

 anodyne. 



Quinaphtol — Chinaphtol. Compound 

 of quinine and beta-naphtol alpha-sulpho- 

 nate. Given in typhoid fever, intestinal 

 tuberculosis, rheumatism, dysentery, etc. 

 Dose : 0.5 gram single, or 5 grams daily, 

 preferably in cachet. 



Quinine Chlorocarbonic-acid Ester — 

 See Euquinine. 



Quinine Glycerinophosphate — Nervine 

 tonic iu malnutrition, accompanied by ma- 

 larial trouble. Dose: o. 1 to 0.3 gram in pill. 

 Quinine Guaiacol-bisulphonate — See 

 Guaiaquin. 



Quinine Hydrochlorophosphate — Com- 

 pound of quinine hydrochlorate and con- 

 centrated phosphoric acid. Used in ma- 

 laria and nervous headaches. 



Quinopyrin — Solution of quinine hy- 



