DRUGS AND THEIR DOSES 11 



Name. Dose. 



Sublimed Sulphur... ... ... ... ... 1 to 4 ounces. 



Sulphate of Atropine ... ... ... ... J to 1 grain. 



Sulphate of Copper ... ... ... ... 1 to 2 drams. 



Sulphate of Iron ... ... ... ... ... 1 to 2 drams. 



Sulphate of Magnesium (Epsom Salts) ... ... 1 to 4 ounces. 



Sulphate of Quinine ... ... ... ... 15 to 60 grains. 



Sulphate of Sodium ... ... ... ... 1 to 2 ounces. 



Sulphate of Zinc ... ... ... ... ... 1 to 2 drams. 



Sulphurated Antimony ... ... ... ... 1 to 3 drams. 



Sulphurous Acid (Solution) ... ... ... 1 dram to 1 ounce. 



Tannic Acid ... ... ... ... ... | to 2 drams. 



Tincture of Aconite (B.P.) ... ... ... 20 to 50 minims. 



Tincture of Aconite (Fleming's) ... ... ... 5 to 15 minims. 



Tincture of Belladonna ... ... ... ... ^ to 1 ounce. 



Tincture of Cantharides ... ... ... ... 1 to 4 drams. 



Tincture of Capsicum ... ... ... ... 2 to 6 drams. 



Tincture of Cardamoms (Comp.) ... . ... 1 to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Cinchona ... ... ... ... 1 to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Colchicum Seeds ... ... ... 1 to 4 drams. 



Tincture of Digitalis ... ... . . ... 1 to 4 drams. 



Tincture of Ergot ... ... ... ... ... 1 to 1J ounce. 



Tincture of Gentian (Comp.) ... ... ... 1 to 3 ounces. 



Tincture of Ginger ... ... ... ... 4 drams to 1 ounce. 



Tincture of Hemlock ... ... ... ... ^ to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Henbane ... ... ... ... ^ to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Indian Hemp ... ... ... \ to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Iodine ... ... ... ... 1 to 6 drams. 



Tincture of Nux Vomica ... ... ... ... 2 to 6 drams. 



Tincture of Opium J to 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Perchloride of Iron ... ... ... 2 to 6 drams. 



Vinegar ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 to 3 ounces. 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



FLUID MEASURE 



60 minims ... ... ... ... ... ... one fluid dram. 



8 drams ... ... ... ... ... ... one fluid ounce. 



20 ounces ... ... ... ... ... ... one fluid pint. 



8 pints ... ... ... ... ... ... 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 437| grains. 



16 ounces 7000 grains or 1 Ib. 



