FERRIC SALTS 407 



FERRIC SALTS 

 PERRI CHLORIDI — IRON CHLORIDE 



Chloride of iron occurs as orange-yellow, crystalline pieces, odor- 

 less or faint odor of hydrochloric acid, and having a strongly styptic 

 taste. It is freely soluble in water, alcohol, glycerin or ether. 



Preparations. 



Liquor Fern Chloridi. Solution of ferric chloride contains 

 about 29 per cent, of anhydrous , ferric chloride and an excess of 

 hydrochloric acid. 



Dose. H. 3 ij — iv; 8—16. Sh. and Sw. Vli x— xx; 0.6— 

 1.5. D. ni ij— x; 0.13—0.6. 



Tinctura Ferri Chloridi. 



This is a hydroalcoholic solution of ferric chloride containing 

 13.28 per cent, of the metallic salt, corresponding to about 4.6 

 per cent, of metallic iron. 



Doses. H. 3ij — §ij; 8. — 60. S. and Sw. Til xv — xxx; 

 1.— 2. D. HI V— Ixv; 0.3—3. 



Liquor Ferri et Ammonii Acetatis (Basham's Mixture). Solu- 

 tion of iron and ammonium chloride contains 4 parts of tincture of 

 iron, 6 parts of diluted acetic acid, 50 parts of solution of ammonium 

 acetate, 12 parts of aromatic elixir, 12 parts of glycerin and water 

 to make 100. 



L>ose. D. 3 j — iv; 4 — 16. 



Therapeutics. Chloride of iron and the solution are rarely 

 used internally. Externally they are styptics and may be used 

 to stop minor hemorrhages. The solution well diluted may be found 

 useful in hemorrhages from the stomach and intestines but is worth- 

 less in other forms of internal hemorrhages. 



Tincture of chloride of iron is also an astringent and hematinic. 

 It may be useful for its astringent action as a wash for stomatitis 

 and pharyngitis in the proportion of half a dram to the ounce of 

 water, or as in the following prescription : 



Pharyngitis. 



^ Tincturse Ferri Chloridi ; . . 5 ss 



Potassii Ohloratis 5 j 



Glycerini 3 ij 



Aquse q. s ad. O. j 



M. Ft. Solutio. 



Sig. Use as a wash for pharyngitis ; one ounce every 2-3 hours. 



The tincture is frequently used as a hematinic but is more liable 

 to disturb digestion than other iron preparations. It is also liable 

 to injure the teeth. It is frequently prescribed as follows: 



