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per cent, by weight, of water. Introduced on account of the ease of 
dispensing. 
1 Gm. of Phenol (U. S. P.) equals about 1.11 Gm. of Liquefied 
Phenol, or 1 Gm. Liquefied Phenol equals about 0.9 Gm. of Phenol. 
Dose. — ‘‘Average dose: 0.0.5 Cc. (1 minim).” (L. S. P.) 
PILOCARPIN.E XITRAS. 
’Pilocarpine Nitrate. 
CnH.eN^O^.HNOs 
This is the onh" salt of pilocarpine official in the British Pharmaco- 
poeia. The revised U. S. Pharmacopoeia contains two salts of pilocar- 
pine; the Pilocarpin^e Hydrochloras (U. S. P., 1890) is retained under 
the name of Pilocarpinee Hydrochloridum, and the nitrate is introduced. 
Character. — Colorless, or white, shining crystals, odorless, and hav- 
ing a fainth" bitter taste. It is permanent in the air, whereas the 
hydrochloride is deliquescent on exposure to the air. 
Solubility. — Soluble in ‘water (1:4), alcohol (1:60), in warm alcohol 
(1:16). The aqueous solution (1 in 100) is acid to litmus. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 0.010 Gm.=10 milligrammes (4 grain).” 
(U. S. P.) 
PILUL.E LAXATIVE COMPOSITE. 
Compound Laxative Pills. 
An official preparation which ma}" well replace a number of similar 
commercial articles. 
Each pill contains 0.013 Gm. = 13 milligrammes (| grain) Aloin, 
0.0005 Gm. =0.5 milligramme (^ Jg gi’^in) Strychnine, 0.008 Gm. = 
8 milligrammes (4 grain) Extract of Belladonna Leaves, and 0.004 
Gm. = 4 milligrammes (yV grain) of Ipecac. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 2 pills.” (U. S. P.) 
Pilulte Aloini, Strychninae et Belladonnee, N. F., contain, with the 
exception of the Ipecac, the same active ingredients and in the same 
proportions. 
PILULT PODOPHYLLI, BELLADONNA ET CAPSICI. 
Pills of Podophyllum, Belladonna and Capsicum. 
Each pill contains 0.016 Gm. = 16 milligrammes (i grain) Resin of 
Podophvllum, 0.008 Gm. = 8 milligrammes (^ grain) Extract of Bel- 
ladonna Leaves, and 0.032 Gm. = 32 milligrammes (i grain) Capsicum. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 1 pill.” (U. S. P.) 
The same pill is included in the National Formulary under the same 
name. 
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