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fine powder and yielding not less than 10 nor more than 10.5 per, cent, of an- 

 hydrous morphine. Only those preparations are mentioned here which are 

 applicable to veterinary practice. 



Dose. — Same as for opium, but preferable to the crude drug. 



PHEPABATIONS. 



Extractum Opii. Extract of Opium. (U. S. & B. P.) 



Powdered opium, 100; starch; distilled water, a sufficient quantity. Made by 

 maceration, percolation, evaporation, and addition of starch. Assayed to con- 

 tain 20 per cent, of morphine. (U. S. P.) 



Dose. — About one-half that of powdered opium. H., 3ss-i, (2-4) ; C, 5i-ii, 

 (4-8); Sh., gr.v-xv, (.3-1); Sw., gr.iiss-x, (.15-.6); D., gr.%-iss, (.015-.09). 



Pulvis Ipecachuanhw et Opii. Powder of Ipecac and Opium. (U. S. P.) 



Synonym. — Dover's powder, E.; pulvis ipecacuanhae opiatyis, s. pulvis Doweri, 

 P. G.; poudre de Dower, Fr. ; Dower'sches pulver, G. 



Ipecac, 10; powdered opium, 10; sugar of milk, 80. The most diaphoretic 

 compound of opium. 



Dose.— H., §ssi, (16-80); D., gr.iii-xv, (.2-1). 

 Tinctura Ipecacuanha} et Opii. Tincture of Ipecac and Opium. (U. S. P. 1905.) 



Synonym. — Liquid Dover's powder. 



Tincture of deodorized opium, 1000; fluid extract of ipecac, 100; diluted 

 alcohol, a sufficient quantity to make 1000. Made by evaporation and filtration. 



Dose. — Same as Dover's powder. 



Tinctura Opii. Tincture of Opium. (U. S. & B. P.) 



Synonym. — Laudanum, tinctura meconii, tinctura thebaicae, E.; tinctura opii 

 simplex, P. G. ; teinture d'opium, teinture thSbaique, Fr. ; einfache opiumtink- 

 tur, G. 



Granulated opium, 100; alcohol, 400; water, 400; diluted alcohol to make 

 1000. Jiade by maceration and percolation. Assayed and standardized to con- 

 tain 1 Gm. of anhydrous morphine in 100 mils. (U. S. P.) 



Dose.— H., gi-ii, (30-60); C, §ii-iii, (60-90); Sh. & Sw., 3ii-vi, (8-24); D., 

 niiii-xx, (.2-1.3). 



Tinctura Opii Camphorata. Camphorated Tincture of Opium. (U. S. P.) 



Synonym. — Tinctura camphorse composita, B. P.; paregoric, elixir pare- 

 goricum, paregoric elixir, E. ; tinctura opii berizoica, P. G. ; teinture d'opium 

 camphr^e, Fr. ; benzoesaurehaltige opiumtinktur, G. 



Powdered opium, 4; benzoic acid, 4; camphor, 4; oil of anise, 4; glycerin, 

 40; diluted alcohol to make 1000. Made by maceration and filtration. (U. S. P.) 



Dose.— D., 3i-iv, (4-15). 



Opium, Deodoratwm. Deodorized Opium. (U. S. P.) 



Synonym. — Opium denarcotizatum. 



Powdered opium, 500; purified petroleum benzin, q. s. Made by repeated 

 maceration, agitation and percolation with purified petroleum benzin. The petro- 

 leum benzin removes narcotic and odorous principles, which cause nausea and 

 disagreeable after-effects in opium. Contains 10-10.5 per cent, of morphine. 



Dose. — Same as powdered opium. 



Tlie eighth edition of the U. S. P. introduced Opium Granulatum (granulated 

 opium) ; made by drying opium at a temperature not exceeding "70° C. and 

 reducing it to a coarse (No. 8 to 20) powder. It should not yield less than 10 

 not more than 10.5 per cent, of anhydrous morphine. 



Dose. — Same as deodorized opium. 

 Tinctura Opii Deodorata. Tincture of Deodorized Opium. (U. S. P.) 



Granulated opium, 100; purified petroleum benzin, 75; alcohol, 200; water to 

 make 1000. Made by maceration and percolation with water, agitation with puri- 

 fied petroleum benzin, and evaporation. Assayed and standardized to contain 

 1 Gm. of anhydrous morphine in 100 mils. 



Dose. — Same as tincture of opium, but less nauseating. 

 Extractum, Opii Liquidum. (B. P.) 

 (Contains three-fourth of one per cent, of morphine.) 



Dose, — Same as laudanum. 



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