228         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.        '  A"\  Jo"r;o£.harm* 
°  (_       April,  1884. 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OP  PHARMACY. 
A.  Identify  the  following  liquids  by  a  calculation,  and  show  how  you 
obtained  the  results.  1.  A  pint  of  an  officinal  liquid  weighs  6,562  grains, 
what  is  its  specific  gravity,  and  give  the  officinal  name  of  the  liquid?  2. 
Each  fluidounce  of  two  officinal  liquids  weighs  52S*6  grains,  give  the  speci- 
fic gravity  and  officinal  name  of  each.  3.  A  litre  flask  holds  1,250  grams  of 
an  officinal  liquid,  what  is  its  specific  gravity  and  officinal  name? 
B.  Give  the  unabbreviated  officinal  names, ingredients,  outlines  of  process, 
and  describe  the  appearance  of  the  following  preparations  of  the  U.  S.  P., 
1880:  Purified  Animal  Charcoal,  Mustard  Paper,  Belladonna  Plaster, 
Extract  of  Krameria,  Saccharated  Iodide  of  Iron,  Solution  of  Arsenious 
Acid,  Phosphorated  Oil,  Compound  Syrup  of  Sarsaparilla. 
C.  What  changes  are  apt  to  take  place  in  the  following  preparations  when 
exposed  to  either  air,  light  or  summer  heat?  Give  the  best  method  of  pro- 
tecting each  :  Succus  Rubi  Idiei,  Potassii  Carbonas,  Tinctura  Kino,  Syrupus 
Ferri  Iodidi,  Pulvis  Rhei  Compositus,  Magnesia  Ponderosa,  Pulvis  Scillse, 
Extractum  Gossypii  Radicis  Fluidum. 
I).  State  whether  the  following  preparations  are  kept  better  in  sealed 
packages  or  partially  exposed  to  the  air?  Give  reasons  for  your  judgment, 
and  name  the  best  container  for  the  dispensing  counter  for  each  prepara- 
tion :  Ergot,  Rhubarb  Pills,  U.  S.  P.,  Taraxacum  Root,  Powdered  Cloves, 
Acetate  of  Lead,  Diachylon  Ointment,  Iodide  of  Calcium,  Powdered  Ex- 
tract of  Glycyrrhiza,  Chlorinated  Lime,  Hydrocyanic  Acid. 
E.  Give  the  English  names,  and  ingredientsused  in  the  preparation  of 
Abstractum  Jalapa?,  Bismuthi  et  Ammonii  Citras,  Ceratum  Cantharidis, 
Confectio  Rosas,  Decoctum  Sarsaparillse  Compositum,  Emplastrum  Amrao- 
niaci  cum  Hydrargyro,  Extractum  Belladonna?  Alcoholicum,  Linimentum 
Terebinthinae,  Liquor  Gutta  Perchae,  Mistura  Rhei  et  Sodas. 
F.  Calculate  the  quantities  in  grains  and  fluidounces  that  would  be 
required  of  each  ingredient  to  make  five  pints  of  Tincture  of  Opium  from 
the  officinal  formula.  Put  all  of  the  figures  on  your  examination  paper 
that  you  used  in  obtaining  the  answer. 
0.  Give  the  test  for  recognizing  the  Aloins,  Morphine,  Quinine,  Strych- 
nine and  Veratrine. 
H.  Describe,  briefly,  the  usually  accepted  theory  of  the  action  of  Pepsin, 
Extract  of  Malt,  and  Pancreatin  on  food.  Give  the  sources  and  usual 
method  of  preparation  of  Pepsin  and  Extract  of  Malt. 
1.  Define  incompatibility,  as  applied  to  prescriptions;  is  it  ever  inten- 
tional? State  under  what  circumstances  filtration  may  be  used  in  com- 
pounding prescriptions.  When  is  the  pharmacist  justified  in  making  an 
addition  to  a  prescription?  Illustrate,  by  practical  example,  each  of  the 
above  points. 
K.  What  three  physical  qualities  must  a  good  pill  mass  possess?  Why 
is  each  quality  necessary?  Define  the  term  excipient.  Name  four  excipi- 
ents  used  in  officinal  pills  containing  aloes.  Write  out  a  prescription  Uhing 
proper  abbreviations,  ingredients  and  excipient  for  24  pills  each  containing 
\  grain  of  Permanganate  of  Potassium.  Write  out  three  forms  of  metric 
prescription  for  a  four-fluidounce  solution  containing  in  each  teaspoon  ml 
^¥  of  a  grain  of  Sulphate  of  Strychnine,  one  grain  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine, 
two  grains  of  Citrate  of  Iron  and  Ammonium,  and  equal  parts  of  Syrup 
and  water. 
CHEMISTRY. 
A.  What  two  methods  can  you  give  for  the  manufacture  of  Potassium 
Bromide?  Explain  the  several  chemical  reactions  that  occur  in  each  of 
these  methods.  What  are  the  impurities  to  be  looked  for  in  Commercial 
Bromide  of  Potassium?   By  what  tests  are  these  impurities  shown  ? 
B.  Give  the  chemical  formulas  for  Magnesii  Sulphas  and  Zinci  Sulphas 
respectively.  State  the  physical  differences  between  the  two  compounds 
by  which  they  may  be  distinguished.  State  by  what  qualitative  analytical 
tests  you  could  distinguish  between  them  with  absolute  certainty. 
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