POWDEEED OPIUM 353 



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

 drug. 



PREPARATIONS. 



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



Powdered opiurr.. 100 ■ distilled water, 1000 ; sugar of milk, a 

 sufficient quantity. Made by trituration, filtration, and evaporation. 

 •Assayed to contain 30 per cent, of morphine. (U. S. P.) 



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

 C„ 3i.-ii. (4.-8.); Sh., gr.v.-xv. (.31.); Sw., gr.ii.ss.-x. (.15-.6); D., 

 gr.i^-i.ss. (.015-.09). 



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

 , Synonym.— DoYer'a powder, E. ; pulvis ipecacuanhse opiatus, s. 



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



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

 diarphoretic compound of opium. 



Dose.— H., 5ss.-i. (15.-30.); D., gr.iii.-xv. (.3-1.). 



Tinctura IpecacuanhcB et Opii. Tincture of Ipecac and Opium. 



(U. S. P.) 

 iSi2/now2/m.— Liquid Dover's powder. 



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

 diluted alcohol, a sufficient quantity to make 1000. Made by evapora- 

 tion and filtration. 



Dose. — Same as Dover's powder. 



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

 Synonym. — Laudamma, tinctura meconii, tinctura thebaicse, E.;; 

 tinctura opii simplex, P. G.; teinture d'opium, teinture thetaaique, Fr.; 

 einfache opiumtinktur, G. 



Powdered opium, 100 ; alcohol, 400 ; water, 400 ; diluted alcohol 

 to make 1000. Made by trituration, maceration with precipitated cal- 

 cium phosphate, and percolation. (U. S. P.) 



Dose.—H., ?i.-ii. (30.-60.); C, §ii.-iii. (60.-90.); Sh. & Sw., 3 ii.-vi, 

 (8.-34.); D., miii.-xx. (3-1.3). 



Tinctura Opii Camphorata. Camphorated Tincture of Opium. 



(U. S. P.) 

 Synonym. — Tinctura camphorae composita, B. P.; paregoric, elixir 

 paregoricum, paregoric elixir, E.; tinctura opii benzoica, P. G.; elixir 

 ' paregorique, Fr.; benzoesaurehaltige opiumtinktur, G. 



■ * Both the tincture and deodorized tincture of opium are standardized to 



contain 1.2-1.25 gm. of morphine in lUO Cc. (U. S. P.) 



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