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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\      March,  1914. 
where  there  is  severe  suppuration  the  addition  of  2  per  cent,  of  iodo- 
form improves  matters.  (Zentralbl.  filr  Chirurg.,  Leipsic,  Novem- 
ber 8,  1913.) — Pharm.  J.,  1914,  v.  92,  p.  6. 
Opium. — Mr.  Jewel,  the  American  Consul  at  Vladivostok,  re- 
ports that  poppy  culture  was  introduced  into  the  Ussuri  district  by 
Chinese,  and  in  1907  the  exports  to  China  amounted  to  7223  lbs. 
This  has  since  increased. — Pharm.  J.,  1914,  v.  92,  p.  79. 
Organic  Silver  Salts. — Rogers,  L.  With  the  exception  of 
argyrol,  all  of  the  organic  silver  compounds  tested  had  a  decided 
bactericidal  action  against  the  dysentery  bacillus  when  dissolved  in 
water,  being  effective  in  five  minutes  in  dilutions  of  1  in  2500  and 
upwards.  In  the  presence  of  a  little  broth,  however,  their  action  was 
always  weaker,  but  in  a  variable  degree. — /.  Am.  M.  Assoc.,  1914, 
v.  62,  p.  412. 
Perhydrit  is  a  combination  of  hydrogen  peroxide  with  urea, 
marketed  in  the  form  of  1  gm.  tablets  representing  from  0.34  to  0.35 
per  cent,  of  hydrogen  peroxide  and  therefore  a  solid  form  of  hydro- 
gen peroxide  which  when  dissolved  in  water  may  be  used  as  a  disin- 
fectant.— Si'idd.  Apoth.-Ztg.,  191 3,  v.  53,  p.  841. 
Phenolsulphonephthalein  is  a  product  of  the  interaction  of 
phenol  and  sulphobenzoic  acid  anhydride,  differing  from  phenol- 
phthalein  in  that  a  CO  group  of  the  latter  is  replaced  by  a  S02  group. 
Phenolsulphonephthalein  is  used  for  determining  the  functional 
activity  of  the  kidney.  When  injected  intramuscularly  or  intra- 
venously it  begins  to  be  excreted  in  normal  cases  in  from  five  to  ten 
minutes.  In  cases  of  a  deficient  functional  activity,  the  first  appear- 
ance of  its  secretion  is  delayed. — /.  Am.  M.  Assoc.,  1914,  v.  62, 
pp.  297-298. 
Phenoval  is  a-brom-isovaleryl-paraphenetidin,  (CH3)2CH.- 
CHBr.CO.NH.C6H4.OC2H5.  It  is  a  new  crystalline  compound  melt- 
ing at  1490  to  1500,  and  is  recommended  as  sedative  and  hypnotic. 
It  is  insoluble  in  water,  but  is  soluble  in  the  usual  organic  solvents. 
Its  dose  is  from  0.5  to  1.0  gm. — Chem.  and  Drug.,  1914,  v.  84,  p.  89. 
Pikrastol,  administered  in  cases  of  epilepsy,  is  dimethyloldi- 
formyl-methyleneyl-tetramethylene-pentamine,  C9H17N504.  It  is 
amorphous,  and  does  not  appear  .fo  have  a  well-defined  melting 
point. — Chem.  and  Drug.,  1914,  v.  84,  p.  37. 
Quinine. — MacGilchrist,  A.  C,  claims  that  precipitated  quinine 
base  is  the  best  all-round  form  in  which  to  administer  quinine  by 
mouth ;  it  can  be  administered  intravenously,  and  it  is  preferable  to 
any  quinine  salt  in  cases  in  which  hemoglobinuria  is  dreaded.  (Ind. 
