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F—  Give  three  methods  of  obtaining  Glycerin.  Which  method  is  pre- 
ferred ?  and  give  reasons.  What  liquid  is  used  in  medicine  produced  by  the 
action  of  Nitric  Acid  on  this  liquid  ?  In  what  form  is  the  compound  liquid 
usually  prescribed  ?    Give  three  names  that  are  used  in  prescriptions  for  it. 
G—  What  physical  properties  must  a  good  pill  mass  possess?  Give 
the  reasons  for  each  property  mentioned.  What  is  an  excipient  ?  Of  the 
following  excipients,  water,  glycerin  and  mucilage  of  tragacanth,  describe  the 
character  of  the  ingredients  of  pills  for  which  each  excipient  is  best  adapted. 
Illustrate  by  an  example  the  use  of  each. 
H — Criticise  and  correct  the  following  prescriptions,  if  necessary  stating 
what  difficulties  there  may  be  in  compounding  and  dispensing  them,  and  how 
they  would  be  remedied  : 
Grm. 
R    Morph.  Sulph.,  o  1  12 
Atropia  Sulph.,  o  |  06 
M.  ch.  No.  x. 
One  ever)-  three  hours 
/—Examine  the  following  prescriptions,  and,  if  you  would  dispense  them, 
state  the  proper  method,  explaining  the  difficulties,  if  any  exist,  and  how  they 
would  be  remedied  : 
bt    Quinin.  sulph.,  gr.  xx. 
Sodii  salicyl.,  3  iss. 
Acid,  sulph.  dil.,  £i. 
Ag.  foeniculi,  flfviij. 
M.  ft.  solutio. 
K — Criticise  and  correct  the  following  prescriptions,  if  necessary  stating 
what  difficulties  there  may  be  in  compounding  and  dispensing  them,  and  how 
they  would  be  remedied  : 
R    Pulv.  opii,  gr.  xx,  R    Ouinin.  sulph.,  gr.  i. 
Dr.  J.  H.  Morphin.  sulph.,  gr.  viij. 
Ft.  pilul.  No.  x. 
S. — One  pill  every  3  hours. 
CHEMISTRY. 
A  —  Give  an  outline  of  the  process  for  manufacturing  Sulphuric  Acid. 
How  would  you  purify  the  commercial  acid  so  as  to  obtain  the  Acidum 
Sulphuricum,  U.  S.  P.  ?  What  is  Nordhausen  Sulphuric  Acid,  and  how  is  it 
made? 
B — Give  the  formula  of  Calx  Chlorata  and  state  how  it  is  made.  State 
how  Potassii  Chloras  and  Sodii  Chloras  are  made.  What  are  the  most  import- 
ant pharmaceutical  and  technical  uses  of  these  several  compounds  ? 
C— Give  the  reactions  for  the  production  of  Sodii  Carbonas  by  the  Leblanc 
process.  Give  the  reactions  for  the  production  of  the  same  compound  by  the 
Ammonia-Soda  process.  State  how  Sodium  Hydrate  is  produced  by  a  modifi- 
cation of  the  Leblanc  process. 
R     Chloral  hydrat.,  gr.  xl. 
Camph.  pulv.,  gr.  x. 
Syr.  Zingib.,  f^ii. 
Aquae  ad  f  5  ij. 
M.  ft.  solut. 
R    Bismuthi  subnit.,  31. 
Sodii  bicarb.,  gr.  xxx. 
M.  ft.  pil.  No.  xx. 
S. — Take  one  after  each  meal. 
