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Under the title “ Digitalina ” the Spanish Pharmacopoeia includes 
a description of crystallized digitalin and amorphous digitalin. 
The dose of the crystallized variety is given as being 0.25 milli- 
grammes and of the amorphous variet}^ as 1.00 milligramme. 
Under the title “ Ergotina ’* the Spanish Pharmacopoeia includes a 
formula for making an aqueous extract of ergot. 
The pharmacopoeia also includes descriptions and tests for, with 
methods of making, glycerophosphate of calcium and glycerophos- 
phate of sodium. 
Under the Latin title “ Essentia citrse ” the Spanish Pharmacopoeia 
describes an essential oil obtained by expression or by distillation, 
with the intervention of water, from the epicarp of the citron. 
Under the Latin title “ Peptona ” the Spanish Pharmacopoeia 
gives directions for making and describes the properties of a beef 
peptone. 
3. BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA. 
Mac A1 lister, Donald, in his presidential address to the general 
medical council, at the meeting held on May 23, 1905, in referring to 
the coming revision of the British Pharmacopoeia, said: 
The pharmacopoeia committee has decided that it is expedient to appoint 
committees of reference to advise it on points of chemistry, botany, pharma- 
cology, and pharmacy. With the courteous assistance of the pharmaceutical 
societies of Great Britain and Ireland a committee of reference in pharmacy has 
first been appointed. It consists of expert pharmacists, with Mr. Hills as 
chairman and Professor Greenish as secretary, to whom questions relating to 
pharmacopoeial pharmacy will be referred for investigation and report. — Quoted 
in Am. J. Pharm., Phila., 1905, v. 77, p. 441. 
A committee appointed by the Council of the Pharmaceutical 
Society of South Australia, submits suggestions as to specific prepara- 
tions and a list to be made official, to be included in the Indian and 
Colonial Addendum to the British Pharmacopoeia. It was also rec- 
ommended that the pharmacopoeia be published in double form, a 
small manual for the physician, omitting characters, tests, and ap- 
pendices; and a complete text-book for the pharmacist.— Pharm. J. 
Lond., 1905, v. 21, p. 679. 
For some editorial comments on pharmacopoeial revision see Ibid ., 
p. 684. 
4. ITALIAN PHARMACOPOEIA. 
van Schoor, Oscar, reviews the new Italian Pharmacopoeia, in- 
cluding detailed enumerations of the tests and descriptions.: — J. 
Pharm. d’Anvers, 1905, v. 61, pp. 1-15 and 41-57. 
A review of a reprint of the above articles. — Bull. Soc. roy. de 
Pharm. Bruxelles, 1905, v. 49, p: 148. 
