DRUGS AND THEIR DOSES 



11 



Name. 



Sublimed Sulphur... 



Sulphate of Atropine 



Sulphate of Copper 



Sulphate of Iron ... 



Sulphate of Magnesium (Epsom Salts) 



Sulphate of Quinine 



Sulphate of Sodium 



Sulphate of Zinc ... 



Sulphurated Antimony 



Sulphurous Acid (Solution) 



Tannic Acid 



Tincture of Aconite (B.P.) 



Tincture of Aconite (Fleming's) 



Tincture of Belladonna ... 



Tincture of Cantharides ... 



Tincture of Capsicum 



Tincture of Cardamoms (Comp.) 



Tincture of Cinchona 



Tincture of Colchicum Seeds 



Tincture of Digitalis 



Tincture of Ergot ... 



Tincture of Gentian (Comp.) 



Tincture of Ginger 



Tincture of Hemlock 



Tincture of Henbane 



Tincture of Indian Hemp, 



Tincture of Iodine 



Tincture of Nux Vomica . . . 



Tincture of Opium 



Tincture of Perchloride of Iron 



Vinegar 



Dose. 



1 to 4 ounces. 

 h to 1 grain. 

 1 to 2 drams. 

 1 to 2 drams. 

 1 to 4 ounces. 

 15 to 60 grains. 

 1 to 2 ounces. 

 1 to 2 drams. 

 1 to 3 drams. 

 1 dram to 1 ounce. 

 £ to 2 drams. 

 20 to 50 minims. 

 5 to 15 minims. 

 £ to 1 ounce. 



1 to 4 drams. 



2 to 6 drams. 

 1 to 2 ounces. 

 1 to 2 ounces. 

 1 to 4 drams. 

 1 to 4 drams. 

 1 to H ounce. 

 1 to 3 ounces. 



4 drams to 1 ounce. 

 \ to 2 ounces. 

 | to 2 ounces, 

 i to 2 ounces. 



1 to 6 drams. 



2 to 6 drams. 

 h to 2 ounces. 

 2 to 6 drams. 

 1 to 3 ounces. 



60 minims 

 8 drams 

 20 ounces 

 8 pints 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



Fluid Measure 



one fluid dram, 

 one fluid ounce, 

 one fluid pint, 

 one gallon. 



For all practical purposes a minim may be regarded as the equivalent of a drop, 

 although the latter is liable to slight variation according to the nature of the material 

 dealt with and the form of that part of the vessel from which it is made to fall. 



Grains in an Ounce and a Pound 



1 ounce 

 16 ounces 



437i grains. 



1 2 &■ 

 7000 grains or 1 lb. 



