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Examination  Questions. 
f Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\       May,  1897. 
F—  ( i )  Give  the  antidotes  for  the  following  poisons  :  Arsenic,  Corrosive 
Sublimate,  Oxalic  Acid.  (2)  What  antidote  would  you  administer  for  a  corro- 
sive liquid 'of  unknown  identity  ?  (3)  For  what  class  of  poisons  are  antidotes 
usually  unavailing?    In  such  cases  how  may  the  patient's  life  be  saved ? 
G — Strophanthus,  (1)  Give  its  official  name  ;  botanical  name.  (2)  To  what 
region  is  it  indigenous?  (3)  What  is  the  active  principle  of  Strophanthus ? 
(4)  What  is  the  dose  of  Strophanthus  ?  (5)  What  preparation  of  Strophan- 
thus is  official?  (6)  Give  the  dose  of  this  preparation.  (7)  What  are  the 
medical  properties  of  Strophanthus  ? 
H — The  molecular  weight  of  Crystallized  Alum  is  946.46,  and  that  of  abso- 
lutely dry  Sodium  Carbonate  is  105  85.  How  much  of  the  Sodium  Carbonate 
would  be  required  for  one  kilogramme  of  Alum  in  the  manufacture  of  Alum- 
inum Hydrate? 
/—Complete  prescription  No.  1  by  inserting  the  quantities  of  the  several 
ingredients,  the  patient  being  an  adult  and  suffering  from  a  mild  dropsical 
condition. 
Write  out,  in  an  unabbreviated  form,  what  you  would  dispense  in  prescrip- 
tion No.  2. 
1. 
Be    Potass.  Acetat  „  
Infus.  Digitalis  .  
Ext.  Tritici  Fluid  
Spt.  ^ther  Nit  
Infus.  Buchu  
M.  Sig.  Take  a  tablespoonful  three  times  a  day  for  four  days. 
2. 
R    Pot.  Chlor   3j 
Aq.  Chlor   f|iv 
Spt.  Syr.  Nig   fgij 
Syr.  Zingib  q.  s.  ad  jfviij 
M.  Sig.  Tablespoonful  every  two  hours  until  relieved. 
K—  (1 )  Write  a  metric  prescription  for  100  pills,  each  to  contain  one-eighth 
grain  Morphine  Sulphate,  one-sixtieth  grain  Strychnine  Sulphate,  and  one 
twelfth  grain  Arsenous  Acid,  with  the  quantity  of  a  suitable  excipient,  expressed 
metrically,  to  make  one-grain  pills. 
(2)  Translate  the  following  prescription,  giving  the  equivalents  in  apothe- 
cary's system  : 
GERMAN  PRESCRIPTION. 
R    Chloroform   50. 
^Btheris   60  • 
01.  Sesami  130* 
M.  ft.  liniment. 
S.  Use  externally. 
SPECIMENS. 
The  following  specimens  were  placed  before  the  senior  students  for  recogni- 
tion during  the  several  examinations  : 
