Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1S96. 
Examination  Questions. 
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drugs  which  are  destitute  of  starch.  (5)  Write  the  official  names  of  two  root- 
drugs  which  contain  laticiferous  tissue. 
D — Wild  Cherry.  (1)  Give  its  official  name.  (2)  Botanical  origin.  (3)  Nat- 
ural order.  (4)  Habitat.  (5)  Describe  Wild  Cherry  Bark.  (6)  Name  its  offi- 
cial preparations.  (7)  Give  brief  outline  of  the  formulas  for  each.  (8)  What 
is  the  active  constituent  formed  during  the  processes  for  these  preparations  ? 
(9)  Explain  how  this  constituent  is  formed.  (10)  Give  the  dofe  of  the  strong- 
est preparation  of  Wild  Cherry. 
E — Salicylic  Acid.  (1)  Name  three  official  liquids  containing  Salicylic  Acid 
in  combination.  (2)  Give  a  process  for  obtaining  Salicylic  Acid  from  one  of 
these  liquids.  (3)  To  what  is  the  alleged  superiority  of  Salicylic  Acid  obtained 
from  a  natural  source  over  that  made  from  carbolic  acid  attributed  ?  (4)  What 
ordinarily  causes  the  discoloration  of  solutions  of  Salicylates  ?  (5)  What  are 
the  dose  and  medical  properties  of  Salicylic  Acid  ? 
F— Precipitation.  (1)  What  is  usually  the  cause  of  precipitation  in  fluid 
extracts  ?  (2)  How  would  you  prove  that  the  precipitate  should  be  filtered 
out  ?  (3)  In  the  following  cases,  state  whether  the  liquid  should  be  filtered 
before  dispensing,  and  why.  Oleoresina  Cubebae  ?  Oleoresina  Aspidii? 
Oleoresin a  Piperis  ?  (4)  Should  filtration  be  resorted  to  before  dispensing  the 
following  mixtures:  Fluid  Extract  of  Lupulin  25  c.c,  Cinnamon  Water  50 
c.c?  Potass.  Chlor.  3  iii ;  Tr.  Ferri  Chlor.  gij;  Glycerin,  ^  ss. ;  Aqua,  ad 
Jiii.  (5)  Under  what  circumstances  would  Tincture  Iodine  1  part,  and  Water 
2  parts,  mix  without  precipitation  ? 
G — (1)  Give  two  characteristic  tests  for  Salts  of  Bismuth.  (2)  What 
acid  is  used  to  dissolve  Metallic  Bismuth  ?  (3)  Give  three  tests  to  distinguish 
between  Salts  of  Lead  and  Bismuth.  (4)  Name  four  metals  the  salts  of  which 
are  liable  to  contaminate  those  of  Bismuth. 
H — Powdered  Opium.  (1)  Name  the  most  important  alkaloid  which  official 
Powdered  Opium  contains,  and  state  the  percentage  of  it  that  should  be  present. 
(2)  At  what  temperature  should  Opium  be  dried  when  reducing  it  to  powder? 
(3)  Of  what  degree  of  fineness  should  the  official  powder  be  ?  (4)  How  would 
you  reduce  Powdered  Opium  of  a  high  percentage  of  alkaloid  to  the  official 
standard  ?  (5)  Give  the  official  and  common  names  of  six  preparations  in 
which  Powdered  Opium  is  used. 
/—Give  the  English  name,  botanical  name  of  plant,  natural  order,  habitat, 
and  active  principle  of  each  of  the  following  drugs  :  Pilocarpus.  Cannabis 
Indira.    Jalapa.    Coriandrum.  Myristica. 
K—{\)  Criticise  and  translate  the  following  prescriptions,  write  out  with 
English  names  ingredients  and  quantities,  state  whether  you  would  compound 
them  as  written  or  what  course  you  would  pursue  on  receiving  them. 
