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VoL ii., No. 5. THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST OF AUSTRALASIA. 
THE MEDICINES MOST FEEQUENTY PBESCEIBED 
IN AUSTEALIA; 
(Compiled from the statistics afforded by the analysis of 
several thousand prescriptions dispensed by pharmacists in 
these colonies.) 
Last month we published the results of an examination of 
some thousands of prescriptions dispensed in Australia. We 
mow present our readers with some of the materials on which 
those concessions were based. We have to give our best 
thanks to those of our readers who undertook the somewhat 
tedious labour of analysing their prescription books for this 
purpose. 
One of the chief objects for calling for lists from which to 
make a compilation of the medicines most frequently dis- 
pensed in Australasia, was to know whether the British Phar- 
macopoeia really constituted a standard pharmaceutical work, 
united alike to the pharmacist in this part of the world, and 
to the requirements of the medical practitioners. 
Underneath will be found fairly elaborate statistics capable 
of affording valuable information on these practical points ; 
and although it has necessitated both laborious and tedious 
work, we have taken pains to exhibit side by side typical 
examples of town and country, in this large section of the ] 
Queen’s domains, representing such colonies as we have been 
able to procure data from in response to our recent appeal. 
We must regret that there are no returns from Southern and 
Western Australia, and that New Zealand and Tasmania are 
also unrepresented. Nevertheless, we have made such a se- 
lection as will fairly in dicate what remedies are most commonly 
prescribed in the Australian continent. 
ANALYSIS OF PRESCEIPTIONS. 
NAME OF DRUG, CHEMICAL, 
PREPARATION, &c. 
.{All proprietary articles are iialicUed., 
Number of Times in 
One Thousand. 
a 
m 
Victorian City. 
Melbourne 
Suburbs. 
Victorian 
Waterinff-place. 
New South 
Wales. 
Queensland 
Towns. 
Brisbane. 
Number of Tim 
10,000 
Acaciee, Pulvis 
Acetum Ipecacuanhoe 
10 
15 
2 
45 
. 
1 
1.66 
„ Scillse 
1 
24 
42 
Acidum Aceticum 
7 
5 
20 
)) 9 ) Dilutum 
i 
1.66 
„ Arseniosum 
2 
7 
„ Benzoicum 
3 
5 
„ Boricum 
4 
10 
1 
25 
„ Carbolicum 
ii 
25 
14 
8 
68 
„ Citricum 
4 
14 
5 
14 
36 
122 
Gallicum 
4 
5 
5 
1 
9 
24 
80 
,, Hydrobromicum Dilutum . . 
8 
10 
16 
28 
10 
4 
127 
„ Hydrochloricum 
1 
1.66 
}j M Dilutum . . 
32 
19 
10 
13 
12 
4 
150 
„ Hydrocyanicum Dilutum . . 
16 
29 
5 
2 
11 
22 
142 
„ Nitricum 
5 
8 
» 9) Dilutum 
„ Nitro-Hydroobloricum Dilu- 
4 
3 
15 
5 
24 
i2 
105 
turn 
96 
40 
55 
21 
22 
423 
„ Phospboricum Dilutum 
4 
12 
5 
2 
9 
2 
51 
Acid Phosphate (Horsford) 
12 
20 
Acidum Salicylicum 
7 
13 
„ Sulpliuricum 
3 
5 
» „ Dilutum . . 
40 
28 
30 
4 
27 
iio 
348 
99 99 Aromaticum 
4 
9 
1 
. . 
44 
97 
,9 Sulphurosum 
6 
3 
15 
„ Tannicum 
4 
5 
a 
30 
105 
„ Tartaricum 
8 
5 
1 
25 
Adeps Preparatus 
4 
ii 
3 
3 
40 
.^ther 
4 
3 
11 
30 
,, Chloricus 
8 
17 
8 
48 
9 , Ozonicus 
1 
1.66 
Aloes Barbadensis Pulvis 
1 
7 
13 
9 , Socotrina „ . . .^ 
18 
30 
Aloinum 
3 
5 
Alumen 
24 
1 
5 
4 
6 
110 
Ammonii Benzoas 
1 
1.66 
99 Bromidum 
13 
35 
6 
15 
4 
121 
„ Carbonas 
40 
24 
65 
25 
123 
16 
488 
99 Chloridum 
8 
2 
4 
23 
Ammoniacum 
7 
12 
Amyli Pulvis 
4 
1 
8 
25 
Auisi ., ^ 
1 
1.66 
Anthemidis Flores 
2 
3 
Antimonium Sulphuratura 
1 
1.66 
99 Tartaratum 
4 
20 
40 
Aqua Anethi 
4 
3 
25 
5 
48 
6 
153 
99 Anisi . . 
j 9 Aurantii Floris 
4 
4 
2 
13 
3 
Number of times i-n 
One Tliousand. 
NAME OF DRUG, CHEMICAL, 
PREPARATION, &c. 
(All proprietary articles are italicised.) 
Victorian City, 
1 Melbourne 
1 Suburbs. 
, Victorian 
Water’n£r--Dlac’s 
New South 
Wales. 
Queensland 
Towns. 
Brisbane. 
Number of tim 
10,000, 
Aqua Camphor® 
16 
48 
90 
77 
27 
74 
553 
9 , Carlsbad 
3 
5 
,9 Carrui 
8 
2 
5 
9 
40 
„ Chloroformi ..qC. •• 
24 
8 
60 
12 
12 
193 
„ Cinnamomi. . . , qc • • 
4 
6 
15 
12 
54 
151 
„ Friedenchshall 
2 
3 
„ Laurocerasi 
4 
2 
4 
6 
26 
., Menth® Piperit®.. .. !T7T . 
12 
18 
io 
8 
15 
28 
151 
„ „ Viridis 
10 
17 
„ Pulegii 
1 
1.6 
9, Ros® . . 
8 
y 
11 
6 
i2 
77 
Argenti Nitras 
io 
1 
10 
33 
Asafoetida . . . . 
3 
5 
Atropia iTf . . 
1 
1.66 
Atropi® Sulphas - . . 
1 
2 
6 
11 
Balsam, of Aniseed {Poxoell) .. 
2 
3 
Balsamum Peruvianum . . • . . 
i 
22 
6 
15 
„ Tolutanum , . . . - . . 
2 
3 
Baptisinum 
1 
1.66 
Bismutlii Carbonas 
5 
3 
1 „ Subnitras 
36 
43 
55 
3 
81 
48 
443 
1 Boracis Pulvis 
8 
12 
5 
42 
Boro -glyceride (Barff) 
2 
8 
Bromal Hydras • . . 
3 
5 
Caffeinae Citras . 
2 
2 
7 
Calcii Hydras 
2 
3 
„ Hypophosphis 
i 
1.66 
„ Sulphas 
4 
7 
Cambogia 
1 
1.66 
Camphora 
2 
10 
9 
33 
Cantharidinum 
i 
1.66 
Capsici Pulvis 
1 
4 
12 
2 
32 
Carui Fructus Pulvis 
2 
6 
Caulophyllinum 
i 
1.66 
Cerii Oxalas 
3 
2 
8 
Chloral Hydras . . 
28 
18 
25 
33 
45 
10 
269 
Clilorodynum {Browne) •• 
12 
9 
15 
1 
12 
2 
Chloroformum 
2 
3 
Chrysarobinum 
1 
1.66 
Cimicifuginum 
1 
1.66 
Cinchon® Pulvis 
1 
1.66 
Cinnamomi 
2 
3 
Cocaina 
3 
5 
Cocain® Hydrochloras 
2 
3 
Codeina 
1 
1.66 
[ Confectio Aromatica 
4 
5 
1 
17 
„ Ros® Gallic® 
7 
6 
8 
85 
„ Senn® . . 
6 
2 
29 
„ Sulphuris 
4 
7 
Copaiba 
8 
12 
16 
60 
Creasotum 
4 
4 
10 
3 
35 
Creta Pr®parata . . 
1 
20 
15 
2 
63 
Croton-Chloral 
3 
14 
28 
Cubeba 
1 
1.66 
Cupri Sulphas 
2 
3 
Decoctum Aloes Compositum . . 
20 
6 
10 
2 
6 
2 
77 
9, Cinchon® . . 
3 
6 
15 
„ Hoematoxyli 
1 
1.66 
„ Pareii*® 
1 
2 
5 
„ Sarz® Compositum 
2 
3 
„ Scoparii 
4 
7 
„ Seneg® 
84 
1 
6 
150 
Digitalis Pulvis 
2 
3 
2 
11 
Elaterium 
4 
7 
Elixir Potassii Bromidi. . 
1 
1.66 
Emplastrum Belladonn® 
4 
6 
15 
2 
45 
„ Calefaciens 
8 
13 
„ Cantharidis 
4 
1 
3 
13 
99 Opii 
3 
. . 
5 
„ Plumbi 
1 
1.6 
Enema o >u 
1 
4 
8 
Essentij ienth® Piperit® 
4 
2 
iO 
4 
2 
37 
Euonyiu-.;um 
7 
2 
3 
20 
Extractum Aconiti 
1 
1.6 
Aloes Aquosum , . 
'■ 1 
21 
5 
43 
„ „ Socotrin® 
4 
7 
„ Anthemidis 
1 
3 
7 
9, Bel® Liquidum 
4 
2 
10 
„ Belladonn® 
28 
15 
40 
13 
36 
6 
230 
„ Cannabis Indie® 
3 
5 
„ Cascar® Sagrad® 
8 
6 
5 
6 
ie 
68 
„ Cinchon® 
8 
5 
10 
4 
4 
51 
„ Colchici 
i 
1.6 
„ „ Aceticum 
4 
7 
„ Colocynthidis Compo- 
situm 
4 
3 
10 
22 
4 
71 
„ Conii 
2 
3 
„ Ergot® Liquidum 
20 
9 
5 
7 
12 
24 
128 
„ Gentian® 
32 
5 
1 
3 
2 
71 
„ Glycyrrliiz® 
2 
3 
„ „ Liquidum 
8 
22 
6 
60 
„ Grindeli® Robust® 
1 
. 
1 
2 
3 
„ Gummi Rubrit 
2 
3 
„ H®matoxyli 
1 
9 
17 
„ Hyoscyami 7A 
.. 
ii 
15 
11 
6 
4 
88 
