Am.  Jour.  Pharm.l 
April.  1889.  J 
Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations, 
209 
H. — 1.  Write  out  a  prescription  for  one  pint  of  50  per  cent,  emulsion  of 
cod  liver  oil,  and  describe  the  best  process  for  making  it. 
2.  Write  out  a  metric  prescription  for  one  hundred  pills,  each  to  contain 
g^th  of  a  grain  of  Strychnine  with  3  grains  of  Iron  by  Hydrogen,  and  name 
the  best  excipient  for  the  pill. 
J.—What  additions  could  be  suggested  for  each  of  the  following  prescrip- 
tions, which  would  not  interfere  with  their  medicinal  effect,  and  yet  improve 
their  appearance  : 
Acid.  Salicylic   o1} 
Potass.  Acetat   3  iij. 
Syrupi, 
Aq.  Destill   aa  fgij 
Strychninse   gr.  j. 
Fern  Pyrophosph   t  ii 
Acidi  Phosph.  Dil.  °  J* 
Syr.  Zingiber  ,   aafsij. 
K. — Examine  the  following  prescriptions,  and  if  you  would  dispense 
them,  state  the  proper  method,  explaining  the  difficulties,  if  any  exist,  and 
give  the  quantity  of  finished  preparation  in  each  case. 
Quin.  Disulph   gr.  x 
Acid.  Sulph.  Dil   f5j. 
Infus.  Ros.  Comp  adf  Siv. 
Sodii  Chlorid  ,        5  ij 
Potass.  Chlor     5  iiss. 
Acid.  Hydrochlor   f  5  iv. 
Aquse,  adfS  iij. 
M.  Ft.  guttte  s.  a. 
CHEMISTRY. 
A.  — 1. — Give  the  formulas  of  the  several  Phosphoric  acids,  of  Phosphor- 
ous acid,  of  Hypophosphorous  acid. 
2. — Give  the  formula  of  a  salt  of  each  of  these  acids. 
B.  — 1. — Enumerate  the  metals  of  the  alkali  group. 
2.  —  How  are  they  obtained  in  the  free  state? 
3.  — Give  the  chemical  formulas  of  the  officinal  alkaline  carbonates, 
nitrates,  sulphates,  and  phosphates. 
C.  — 1. — How  is  magnesium  obtained  ? 
2.  — Describe  the  metal  and  state  its  distinctive  characters. 
3.  — State  how  the  "  light "  and  the  "  heavy  "  carbonates  of  magnesium 
are  obtained. 
4.  — Give  the  officinal  names  of  the  compounds  obtained  from  these  car- 
bonates on  ignition. 
D.  — 1. — Describe  the  metal  Zinc,  stating  fully  its  physical  and  chemical 
characters. 
2.  — What  are  the  industrial  uses  of  Zinc,  its  alloys  and  its  compounds  ? 
3.  — What  compounds  are  most  important  in  their  pharmaceutical  uses  ? 
4.  — How  do  you  distinguish  Zinc  from  Aluminum  in  qualitative  analysis? 
E.  — 1. — From  what  sources  and  by  what  processes  is  metallic  Silver 
chiefly  obtained  ? 
2.  — What  is  the  composition  of  the  silver  coinage  alloy  in  general  use? 
3.  — If  Argenti  Nitras  is  made  from  silver  coin,  how  is  it  purified  ? 
4.  — What  are  the  several  officinal  preparations  of  this  salt  ? 
F — 1. — What  is  the  effect  of  oxidizing  agents  upon  a  primary  alcohol? 
2.  — Illustrate  this  with  a  monatomic  alcohol  and  with  a  diatomic  alcohol, 
using  as  far  as  possible  officinal  compounds  as  examples. 
3.  — What  is  the  difference  between  primary,  secondary  and  tertiary  alco- 
hols? 
