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Actions  and  Uses. — It  acts  like  salicylic  acid,  over  which  it  pos- 
sesses the  advantage  of  producing  less  of  the  undesired  local  and 
systemic  side  effects,  on  account  of  the  slow  liberation  of  the  sali-  * 
cylic  acid.  It  passes  the  stomach  unchanged,  the  decomposition 
beginning  in  the  intestine.  Dosage. — 0-3  to  I  gramme  (5  to  15 
grains)  in  capsules  or  wafers,  or  dissolved  in  sweetened  water  or  dry 
on  the  tongue,  followed  by  a  swallow  of  water.  The  powder  should 
be  dispensed  in  waxed  paper.  Manufactured  by  Farbenfabriken, 
vorm.  Friedr.  Bayer  &  Co.,  Elberfeld,  Germany  (Continental  Color 
&  Chemical  Co.,  New  York). 
BENZOSOL. 
Benzosol,  C6H4(OCH3)  C6H5COO)  =  C14H1203,  a  crystalline  com- 
pound of  guaiacol  in  which  the  hydrogen  of  the  hydroxyl  is  replaced 
by  benzoyl. 
Actions  and  Uses. — Benzosol  is  decomposed  slowly  in  the  intes- 
tinal tract  into  guaiacol  and  benzoic  acid  which  exert  their  proper 
actions.  The  liberated  constituents  are  absorbed  and  excreted  in  the 
urine.  It  is  not  irritating.  Its  uses  are  analogous  to  those  of  creo- 
sote and  of  benzoic  acid.  It  is  recommended  in  incipient  pulmonary 
tuberculosis,  as  an  intestinal  antiseptic  in  fermentation,  diarrhea, 
typhoid  fever,  diabetes  mellitus  and  as  a  urinary  disinfectant  in  cys- 
titis, etc.  Dosage. — 0-2  to  0-6  gramme  (3  to  10  grains),  in  powder, 
capsule,  pill,  or  suspended  in  liquids  or  as  an  emulsion.  Manufac- 
tured by  Farbwerke,  vorm.  Meister,  Lucius  &  Bruening,  Hoechst  a. 
M.  (Victor  Koechl  &  Co.,  New  York). 
BETA-EUCAINE  HYDROCHLORIDE. 
Beta-eucaine  hydrochloride,  C5H7N(CH3)  3  (C6H5COO)HCl,  the 
hydrochloride  of  2,6,6  trimethyl-4-benzoyl-hydroxypiperidine. 
Actions  and  Uses. — Beta-eucaine  hydrochloride  is  a  local  anesthetic 
like  cocaine,  but  weaker  and  devoid  of  the  stimulating  properties  of 
the  latter.  It  does  not  dilate  the  pupil,  nor  does  it  contract  the 
blood-vessels  as  does  cocaine.  It  has  the  advantage  of  stability  even 
on  prolonged  boiling.  It  may  be  used  in  all  cases  in  which  cocaine 
is  indicated  as  a  local  anesthetic,  especially  in  ophthalmology. 
Dosage. — It  may  be  applied  in  a  2  to  3  per  cent,  solution  to  the  eye, 
5  to  10  per  cent,  for  nose  and  throat,  and  5  to  10  per  cent,  for  oint- 
ment for  hemorrhoids.  Manufactured  by  Chemische  Fabrik  auf 
Actien,  vorm.  E.  Schering,  Berlin  (Schering  &  Glatz,  New  York). 
