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Narcotic extracts and tinctures are directed to be assayed and 
the strength of the several preparations is based on the protocol of 
the Brussels Conference. 
In the tests for purity the amount of material to be examined is 
usually directed. 
For arsenic the expeditious Bettendorf test has been adopted. 
Determinations for iron are usually directed to be made iodo- 
metrically. 
For fats and waxes the determination of the iodine and the 
saponification number is usually required. 
The compound microscope is directed to be used in connection with 
the testing of vegetable drugs. 
Many vegetable drugs have a limit for ash content. 
The minimum extract content is also provided in many instances. 
A resin content is usually prescribed in gum resins. 
Sterilization is treated quite exhaustively, the method to be fol- 
lowed is outlined, and the class of preparations to be sterilized is 
enumerated. 
An appendix provides methods for examining surgical supplies 
and dressings. 
An “ Elenchus ” provides formulas for complex pharmaceuticals 
that are in part prescribed by physicians and in part used as house- 
hold remedies. 
Philipp Roder, Wien, points out that the Ph. Austr. AMII con- 
tains a number of statements not in keeping with known facts and 
established practices. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1906, v. 47, p. 481. 
Kremel, Alois, discusses the more important differences between 
the Ph. Austr. VIII, and the Ph. Austr. VII, in a monograph, 
which is described and partially abstracted. — Pharm. Post, Wien, 
1906, v. 39, pp. 53-54. (See also Ibid, pp. 69-72.) 
A review of the Ph. Austr. VIII points out some of the changes 
included in the new pharmacopoeia, and compares it with the Ph. 
Ndl. IV.— Pharm. Ztg., Berl., 1906, v. 51, p. 155. 
Weigel, G., reviews the Ph. Austr. VIII. — Pharm. Zentralh., 1906, 
v. 47, pp. 664-668, 683-688, 710-714. 
2. BELGIAN. 
The Pharmacopoea Belgica, Editio Tertia, published in Brussels, 
1906, is printed both in Latin and in French. The Latin edition 
comprises a total of 286 pages, while the French edition requires a 
total of 340 pages for the material elaborated by the addition of 
French titles and synonyms. 
The Pharmacopoeia is arranged alphabetically, according to the 
Latin titles of the drugs and chemicals, and the several preparations 
are arranged under the same headings. 
