105 
Schamelhout, A., presents a review of the Ph. Belg. and discusses 
the several provisions. — Bull. Soc. roy. de pharm. Brux., 1906, v. 50, 
pp. 161-181, 193-202, 233-247. 
A review of the Belgian Pharmacopoeia discusses the characteris- 
tics of this book and points out the differences between it and the for- 
merly official pharmacopoeia and the innovations introduced. — 
Pharm. Ztg. Berl., 1906, v. 51, pp. 431-432. 
Some formulas. — Ibid., pp. 437-438. 
Maben, Thomas, reviews the new Belgian Pharmacopoeia. — Chem. 
& Drug., Bond., 1906, v. 69, p. 155. 
3. JAPANESE. 
The third revised edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia was pub- 
lished in 1906 and decreed to be official from January 1, 1907. Trans- 
lated and published by the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. Pub- 
lished in Tokyo in September, 1907. The preface to this English 
translation is signed by Prof. Dr. Wilh. Xag. Nagai, Ki-Hak., Yak.- 
Hak., president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. The book 
contains a total of 706 titles in the pharmacopoeia proper — 14 general 
formulas, 25 animal drugs, 179 crude drugs, 207 chemicals, 281 
galenicals. From the previous edition 22 titles were deleted, 242 
titles newly added. 
The preface to the English translation of the Pharmacopoeia of 
Japan points out that the necessity in foreign pharmaceutical circles, 
especially among those engaged in the trade of medicinal substances 
and also in their manufacture, of knowing the contents of the newly 
revised pharmacopoeia was so great that it soon became clear that its 
translation into one of the foreign languages should somehow be 
brought about, not only in their interest, but also for the benefit of 
Japan itself. — Ph. Japon. Ill, p. III. 
The historical introduction to the Pharmacopoeia of Japan points 
out that since manufacturers freely prepare medicines, using as their 
authorities the pharmacopoeias of various countries, different medi- 
cines often come into market under the same name, while identical 
medicines are often met with labeled with different names. — Ph. 
Japon., Ill, p. V. 
The pharmacopoeia was completed in March of the year 1906 and 
submitted to the Minister of Home Affairs. 
The Latin names are always given at the beginning of an article. 
The registered names of patent medicines are changed to their chem- 
ical names. 
Except in the case of tinctures, extracts, and sirups, the trans- 
literation of the names is written in “ Katakana.” 
