CHAPTER VI. 

 NON-OFFICIAL MATERIA MEDICA. 



The author has selected a few of the newer remedies as illustra 

 tions of the non-official materia medica. In his selection he has 

 been guided by two considerations, the degree of popularity that the 

 drugs enjoy and the likelihood of their proving to be permanently use- 

 ful. Examples of some of the non-official methods of galenical prepara- 

 tion such as the elixers have also been included as it was considered that 

 they would be of use to the student. The arrangement of these drugs is 

 the same as in the proceeding chapter and the source for them has largely 

 been the British Pharmaceutical Codex. 



ACETOMORPHIN^: HYDROCHLORIDUM. ACETOMORPHINE HYDROCH- 



LORIDE. Dose, 1/40-1/6 gr.; 2-10 mgms. 



An alkaloid obtained from morphine by the substitution of two H. groups 

 by acetyl groups, diacetyl-morphine-hydrochloride. White crystals, sol- 

 uble in water, 1 in 2, in alcohol 1 in 9. (Trade-name, Heroin.) 



ACIDUM CRESYLICUM. CRESYLIC ACID. (Cresol.) Dose, 1-3 min.; 

 0.05-0.2 c.c. 



A mixture of ortho-, meta-, and para-cresols. Crude cresol is a yellowish 

 liquid, darkening on keeping, with a characteristic odour resembling 

 phenol. Soluble 1 in 80 of water, readily in alcohol, ether, chloroform, 

 glycerin, olive oil. Pure ortho-cresol is a colourless, deliquescent, cry- 

 stalline solid. 



ACIDUM ACETYL-SALICYLICUM. ACETYL-SALICYLIC ACID. Dose, 

 8-15 grs.; tf-1 gm. (Salacetic Acid). C 6 H 4 (COOH)OCOCH 3 . A white 

 crystalline powder, or colourless crystals. Soluble 1 in 400 of water. 

 Soluble 1 in 5 of alcohol. Both aqueous and alcoholic solutions do not 

 keep on standing. (Trade names, Acetysal, Aletodin, Aspirin, Saletin, 

 etc.) 



ADRENINA. (Epinephrine. Nephridine.) Dioxy-phenyl-ethanol- 

 methylamine, C 6 H3(OH) 2 CHOHCH 2 NHCH 3 . The active principle of 

 the suprarenal gland (nephridium, adrenal, epirenal); it may also be pro- 

 duced synthetically. A drab or buff coloured, minutely crystalline powder. 

 Decomposes in the presence of water, and especially in the weak alkalies. 

 Soluble 1 in 5000 of ether or alcohol, readily soluble in water acidulated 

 with hydrochloric acid. (Trade names for the active principle of the 

 suprarenal, Adrenalin, Adrenin, Epirenan, Haemostasin, Hemisine, 

 Suprarenin,etc.). 



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