TABLE OF DOSES OP THE PRINCIPAL DRUGS. 39'j' 



Name of drug. 



Doee. 



Remarks. 



(lauda- 



Tinct. opii 

 num). 



Tinct. opii co. (pare- 

 goric). 



Dover's powder. 



Fl. ext. opium. 



Pil. plumbi cum opio 

 (lead and opium pill), 



Sulphate of morphia. 



Spirits of chloroform. 



Potassium cyanide. 

 Tinct. hyoscyamus. 

 Tinct. conium. 

 Tinct. belladonna. 

 Ext. belladonna. 

 Dilute prussic acid. 



Tinct. senega. 



Wine of ipecac. 



Syrup of Tolu, 



Syrup of squills. 

 Tinct. of squills. 

 Tinct. of aconite. 



Potassium acetate. 

 Potassium bromide. 



Ammonium carbon- 

 ate. 



Aromatic spirits of 

 ammonia. 



Spirits of nitric ether. 



Tinct. of digitalis. 



Fl. ext. ergot of rye. 



Sulphate of quinine. 

 Sulphate of iron. 



5-30 drops. 



i-1 drachm. 



5-20 grs. 



5-30 drops. 



1 pill. 



i-igr. 

 10-30 drops. 



iV-tV gr. 



10-30 drops. 



10-30 drops. 



3-10 drops. 



f-igr. 

 2-6 drops. 



15-40 drops. 



3-10 drops. 



20-60 drops. 



20-60 drops. 

 5-20 drops. 

 2-8 drops. 



5-15 grs. 



5-40 grs. 



3-8 grs. 

 20-60 drops. 

 20-60 drops. 

 3-15 drops. 



15-60 drops. 



1-2 grs. 

 i-2 grs. 



As a sedative for relief of pain, etc. 



Every 2-4 hours for diarrhoea. 



For relief of pain. 



For relief of pain. Good sedative 



in cough mixtures. 

 As a sedative in cough mixtures. 

 As a sedative. 



The officinal solution is to be em- 

 ployed. Useful in vomiting, etc. 



As an expectorant in chronic bron- 

 chitis. 



Useful to render expectoration 

 loose. In doses of 2-5 drops use- 

 ful in diarrhoea and dysentery. 



Useful in bronchitis, * especially 

 when chronic. 



Useful in bronchitis, etc. 



(( il u 



Valuable to quiet the heart's action 

 in fever. Fleming's tincture is 

 very strong ; dose, ^1 drop. 



As a stimulant to the kidneys 

 (diuretic). 



A most valuable sedative; good 

 adjunct of opium. 



Valuable diffusible stimulant in 

 pneumonia, etc. 



For like use. 



Stimulant to the kidneys ; anti- 

 febrile remedy. 



As a cardiac tonic best given in 

 small doses and often (2-3 hours). 

 As a diuretic, in larger doses, 

 watching well its action. 



To increase the contractions of the 

 uterus and arrest haemorrhage 

 therefrom. For the latter pur- 

 pose the extract of mistletoe is 

 preferable. 



As a tonic ; 7-15 grains as an anti- 

 pyretic to lower temperature. 



As a tonic. 



