250  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     { Am-MayaSoarm' 
(2)  Asphyxia  from  drowning  ;  (3)  Sprain  of  the  ankle  ;  (4)  Aconite  poisoning  ; 
(5)  Arsenic  poisoning. 
K— Emergencies. — Should  a  case  be  brought  to  your  store  showing  the  fol- 
lowing symptoms,  viz.  :  Deep  coma  from  which  the  patient  could  not  be 
aroused,  skin  cold,  face  and  lips  livid,  minutely  contracted  pupils,  pulse  slow 
and  weak,  respiration  very  slow,  reflexes  abolished,  but  no  paralysis — what 
would  be  your  decision  as  to  the  nature  of  the  case,  and  your  treatment,  if 
required  to  act  in  absence  of  a  physician  ? 
committee;. 
A — (1)  How  many  250  c.c.  bottles  will  be  required  to  hold  a  gallon  of  official 
Glycerin  (no  allowance  being  made  for  space  in  bottle,  or  loss)?  (2)  At  what 
price  per  litre  would  it  be  necessary  to  sell  official  Chloroform,  costing  $  1.40 
per  kilogramme,  to  realize  20  per  cent,  on  the  sale  ?  (3)'  If  the  price  of  the  fol- 
lowing prescription  was  50  cents,  what  would  be  the  proper  price  for  double 
the  quantity  if  the  reduction  were  at  the  rate  of  25  per  cent.,  and  what,  if  the 
reduction  on  four  times  the  quantity  were  at  the  rate  of  35  per  cent.  ? 
Write  out  the  quantity  of  each  ingredient  that  you  would  use  for  four  times 
the  original  number  of  pills,  expressing  these  in  Apothecaries'  Weight  and 
characters  : 
R    Phenacetine  50  grains 
Salol  48  grains 
Quinine  Sulphate  24  grains 
Make  into  24  pills. 
B — Give  a  concise  description  of  the  physical  characteristics  of  the  follow- 
ing, noting  color,  consistence,  taste,  odor,  etc.,  of  each  :  Liquor  Ferri  Ter- 
sulphatis,  Acidum  Stearicum,  Tinctura  Cardamomi,  Syrupus  Ferri  Iodidi, 
Liquor  Acidi  Arsenosi,  Ferri  et  Quininse  Citras,  Linimentum  Calcis,  Mistura 
Ferri  Composita,  Oleum  Sesami  and  Oleatum  Hydrargyri. 
C — (1)  Give  the  botanical  name,  natural  order  and  habitat  of  the  plant  from 
which  Copaiba  is  obtained.  (2)  Briefly  describe  Copaiba  and  the  method  of 
production.  (3)  Give  the  unabbreviated  official  names  of  the  preparations 
into  which  Copaiba  enters,  and  how  is  each  prepared  ?  (4)  Name  the  acid 
found  in  Copaiba.  Into  what  saline  combination  does  it  enter  in  an  official 
preparation?  (5)  What  are  the  best  methods  of  administering  Copaiba?  (6) 
To  what  constituent  of  Copaiba  is  its  liquid  character  due  ? 
D — (1)  A  pharmacist  received  the  following  prescription  : 
Be     Stront.  Lact.  3  ij  9ij 
Syr.  Aurant.  f^ss 
Aq.  q.  s.  ad  f  ^  ij 
Mft.  Sol. 
D.  S. — fgi  every  three  hours. 
As  his  stock  of  the  first  ingredient  is  exhausted,  he  decides  to  make  some 
extemporaneously,  having  an  abundance  of  Strontium  Carbonate  CP.  and 
Lactic  Acid  (U.S.P. )  (or  75  per  cent.).. 
How  much  of  each  will  be  necessary  to  make  the  above  .quantity,  and  how 
would  you  proceed  to  fill  the  prescription  ? 
