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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
I  Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
I      March,  1907. 
Phenalgin,  marketed  as  an  ammoniated  phenylacetamide,  is  labeled 
as  containing  50  per  cent,  of  acetanilidum. 
Benzosalin. — Methyl  benzoyl  salicylate  occurs  as  a  white  crystal- 
line powder  having  a  slight  aromatic  odor  and  taste.  The  sub- 
stance melts  at  from  84  to  85 0  C.  It  is  nearly  insoluble  in  water, 
but  is  soluble  in  35  parts  of  alcohol  and  is  readily  soluble  in  chloro- 
form but  somewhat  less  so  in  ether.  (Phar.  Centralh  ,  1906,  p.  1053.) 
Borovertin. — This  is  the  name  that  has  been  applied  to  hexa- 
methylene  tetramine  triborate.  The  substance  occurs  as  a  yellowish 
white  powder  readily  soluble  in  water  and  having  a  distinctly  bitter 
taste.  It  may  be  given  in  doses  of  from  I  to  4  grammes  daily. 
{Phar.  Centralh.,  1906,  p.  928.) 
Castor  oil  in  form  of  powder. —  A  recently  issued  German  patent 
describes  a  process  for  preparing  a  supposedly  active  preparation 
of  castor  oil  in  powder  form.  This  is  accomplished  by  the  addition 
of  light  calcined  magnesia  to  an  emulsion  of  castor  oil,  or  by  adding 
a  specific  quantity  of  castor  oil  to  the  same  weight  of  calcined  mag- 
nesia that  has  been  moistened  with  distilled  water,  and  drying  the 
resulting  mixture  and  powdering  the  residue.  {Phar.  Centralh., 
1907,  p.  65.) 
Cystopunn — This  is  said  to  be  a  combination  of  one  molecule  of 
hexamethylene  tetramine  with  two  molecules  of  sodium  acetate.  It 
occurs  as  white,  nearly  tasteless  crystals  that  are  readily  soluble  in 
either  hot  or  cold  water.  Cystopurin  maybe  administered  in  doses 
of  1  or  2  grammes  three  times  a  day.    [Phar.  Zeit.y  1907,  page  48.) 
Forgenin. — This  is  said  to  be  tetra  methyl  ammonium  formiate  and 
responds  to  all  of  the  known  reactions  for  formic  acid  compounds. 
It  is  being  recommended,  in  small  doses,  as  a  heart  tonic.  (Phar. 
Zeit.,  1907,  page  48.) 
Levurinose  is  a  name  given  to  a  yeast  that  has  been  desiccated  by 
means  of  a  current  of  cold  air  so  as  to  preserve  the  individual  yeast 
cells  intact.  This  preparation  has  been  recommended  to  be  used  in 
affections  of  the  skin,  such  as  acne,  eczema,  furunculosis,  urticaria, 
etc.    (Phar.  Zeit.,  1907,  page  47.) 
Mistma  Strzyzowski  is  the  formidable  name,  applied  in  Austria, 
to  a  mixture  containing  ferric  pyrophosphate,  quinine  hydrochloride 
and  sodium  bromide.  This  mixture  is  directed  to  be  prepared  as 
follows : — 
Sodium  bromide  8-00  is  dissolved  in  distilled  water,  40-00 ;  syrup 
