MATERIA MEDICA 



IN this section are presented for study the more important medicines official in the 

 United States Pharmacopoeia. The student is asked to note carefully the more impor- 

 tant physical properties, and some of the principal chemical incompatibilities. At the 

 same time he should take cognizance of the origin of the drug, its leading utilities, 

 and the dose not that he will necessarily be expected to remember all these details 

 en masse at this time, but to make less arduous the ultimate acquirement of this related 

 information. 



Work should be performed in stated sequence, unless otherwise stipulated by the 

 instructor. Findings should be written in, neatly and orderly, not only because neat- 

 ness and orderliness are desirable virtues for their own sake, but because the student 

 would also wish to have his part in writing this book a commendable one. 



Besides the usual recommended texts and references, the following books may be 

 further consulted, with profit as well as pleasure: U. S. Pharmacopoeia, U. S. Dis- 

 pensatory, Kraemer's Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy, Remington's Pharmacy. 



