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VETERINARY MATERIA MEDICA. 



rapid curative effect. The above order should be fol- 

 lowed out as nearly as possible, writing out first the 

 names of all the ingredients, and then their quantity 

 to make the correct dose. An example will be the 

 following prescription : 



New York, February 1st, 1896. 

 For Mr. Smith's Mare. 



I^ Aloes barbarlensis 3 vij. — Basis. 



y Super 



scription. 



Pul V. nucis vomicae 31 



Pulv. capsici 3 i 



Fid. extr. belladonu£e.. 3 i. S 



Sapouis moll. 

 Ut fiat bol. No. 1. 

 Sig. Purgative ball. 



Give at once, 



A. C. Hassloch, V. S. 



1 



Adjuvant 

 I Corrective. ' Inscription. 



Excipient. 

 Subscription 



[si 



gnature. 



Wo?xls and Phrases in General Use in Pre- 

 scription Writing. — The names of drugs should be 

 written out as full}^ as possible, to avoid errors on 

 the part of the compounder : 



Adde, add. 



Ana or aa, of each. 



Bis, twice. 



Cum, with. 



Cola, strain. 



Coletur, let be strained. 



Dein, thereupon. 



Detur, let be given. 



Divide, divide. 



Dividatur, let be divided. 



Et, and. 



Fac, make. 



Filtra, filter. 



Fiat or fiant, let be made. 



Misce, mix. 



Solve, dissolve. 



Non, not. 



In dies, daily. 



Da, give. 



Non - repetatur, not to be re- 

 peated. 



Macera, macerate. 



Ad saturandem, to saturation. 



Quantum sufiiciat {q. s.), as 

 much as necessary. 



In partes sequales, in equal 

 parts. 



Secundem artem, according to 

 art. 



Recipe I?, take. 



Signa, write. 



Pro re nata, according to need. 



Ter, thrice. 



Quartet, four times. 



