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Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1894. 
trituration.  (4)  How  are  granulated  effervescing  salts  made?  (5)  What 
advantages  are  gained  by  the  administration  of  remedies  in  this  form  ?  (6) 
Give  an  outline  of  the  formulas  of  two  official  granulated  effervescent  salts. 
(7)  Name  one  or  more  common  household  chemicals  which  are  usually  seen 
in  the  granular  form. 
C—(i)  Give  the  official  name  of  Calabar ,bean .  (2)  Give  the  botanical  name 
of  the  plant.  (3)  Where  is  this  plant  indigenous  ?  (4)  What  two  names  have 
been  given  to  the  active  principle  of  Calabar  bean  ?  (5)  What  salts  of  the 
active  principle  are  official?  (6)  What  is  the  dose  of  these  salts?  (7)  What 
preparations  of  Calabar  bean  are  official  ?  (8)  What  menstruum  is  used  to 
exhaust  the  bean  ?  (9)  Give  the  dose  of  each  preparation.  (10)  What  are  the 
medical  properties  of  Calabar  beans  ? 
D — Give  the  English  name  or  synonym,  ingredients,  brief  outline  of  process, 
and  describe  the  appearance  of :  liq.  ferri  et  ammonii  acetatis,  pilulae  rhei 
compositee,  syrupus  ipecacuanhas,  unguentum  diachylon,  tinctura  gentianae 
composita,  vinum  antimonii,  emplastrum  picis  cantharidatum  and  spiritus 
juniperi  compositus. 
E — (1)  How  many  cc.  of  distilled  water  would  be  required  to  weigh  as  much 
as  five  liters  of  a  mixture  of  two  parts  of  official  glycerin  and  three  parts  of 
official  alcohol?  (No  allowance  for  contraction.)  (2)  How  many  grams  of 
mercury,  sp.  gr.  13*55,  would  it  require  to  fill  a  1,000  cc.  measure  which  already 
contained  410  grams  of  official  alcohol,  at  150  C.  ? 
F—{\)  Give  two  tests  for  distinguishing  the  salts  of  copper  and  iron.  (2) 
What  three  tests  are  used  to  distinguish  between  sulphites  and  thiosulphates  ? 
(3)  Name  three  characteristic  tests  for  lead  salts.  (4)  What  acids  are  used  to 
dissolve  metallic  lead  ? 
G — (1)  What  are  fixed  oils  and  fats  chemically  ?  (2)  On  boiling  fixed  oils  or 
fats  with  potassium  or  sodium  hydrates,  what  products  are  formed  ?  (3)  On 
treating  fixed  oils  or  fats  with  superheated  steam,  what  official  acids  are  pro- 
duced ?  (4)  When  fixed  oils  or  fats  are  oxidized  by  nitric  acid  with  heat,  what 
solid  compound  is  formed  ?  (5)  Into  what  official  preparation  does  this  com- 
pound enter?  (6)  Into  what  official  preparation  does  the  sodium  compound  of 
a  fatty  acid  enter  ?    (7)  From  what  source  is  adeps  lanae  hydrosus  obtained  ? 
(8)  In  what  forms  is  petrolatum  now  official  ?  (9)  How  do  the  "  petrolatums  " 
differ  chemically  from  fixed  oils  and  fats  ? 
H — Give  the  maximum  single  dose  of  each  of  the  following  :  (1)  Diluted 
hydrocyanic  acid.  (2)  Tincture  of  aconite.  (3)  Tincture  of  nux  vomica.  (4) 
Tincture  of  digitalis.  (5)  Tincture  of  belladonna.  (6)  Extract  of  opium.  (7) 
Morphine  sulphate.  (8)  Strychnine  sulphate.  (9)  Codeine  sulphate.  (10) 
Atropine  sulphate. 
I—  (1)  How  would  you  compound  the  following  prescription  ? 
R       Ouininse  Sulphat.,  gr.  xxx. 
Ferri  Reducti,  gr.  xxx. 
Acidi  Arsenosi,  gr.  ii. 
Ext.  Belladonnas  Fid.,  f^i. 
Nitroglycerin^  tt\,tV 
M.      ft.  massae  etin  pil.  no.  xxx.  divid. 
