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named materials in the U. S. P. and N. F. preparations may be stated 

 as given in the Era Dose Book *, Fifth Edition, or other reliable author- 

 ity such as the .A/merican Pharmaceutical table. 



U. S. P. and N. F. preparations must be in exact accord with the 

 standards in the last edition of U. S. P. and N. F. or else be branded 

 so as to plainly show to the non-professional person that they differ and 

 how. 



The following are illustrations of proper branding, — Tincture of ben- 

 zoin must be of the strength named in the U. S. P. and would be prop- 

 erly labeled : — 



TINCTUEE OF BENZOIN 



Alcohol 90 per cent. 

 If less benzoin is used the label should read; — 



TINCTURE OF BENZOIN BELOW STANDARD STRENGTH 



Alcohol 90 per cent. 

 In the same way if the amount of alcohol be varied the label should 

 show the fact, as ; — 



TINCTURE OF BENZOIN BELOW STANDARD STRENGTH 



Alcohol per cent. 

 Ginger extract to be used as a food and made of the strength called 

 for in the Food Standards adopted for Maine does not need to carry 

 a statement of the amount of alcohol and may be lawfully labeled ginger 

 EXTRACT, or E.X.TRACT OF GINGER. If below Strength called for by the 

 Food Standards, it should be labeled so as to indicate that fact, as ginger 



EXTRACT BELOW STRENGTH. 



Ginger extract or ginger tincture, if sold as a medicine must be of 

 the strength named in the U. S. P. for fluid extract or for the tincture 

 and should be labeled accordingly. The extract should be labeled ; — 



fluid EXTRACT OF GINGER 



Alcohol 94.9 per cent. 

 The tincture should be labeled; — 



TINCTURE OF GINGER 



Alcohol 9S per cent. 

 If the extract or the tincture is not exactly in accord with the U. S. P., 

 the label should show the fact, as ; — 



Fluid extract of gimger below (or above) strength 



Alcohol per cent. 



or 



tincture of GINGEI^ BELOW (oR ABOVE) STRENGTH 



Alcohol per cent. 

 The Maine Food and Drug Law in no way changes the laws regulating 

 the sale of poisons. 



* Published by D. O. Haynes & Co., New York, price 50 cents. 



