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International  Conference. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharcn. 
(.    January.  1903. 
delegates  were  to  be  guided  in  their  work ;'  all  of  which  were 
adopted. 
The  ensuing  four  days  were  occupied  with  a  discussion  of  details 
relating  to  a  list  of  potent  medicaments  which  had  been  submitted 
to  the  delegates  in  the  form  of  a  preliminary  draft,  and  for  which  it 
was  proposed  that  a  uniform  standard  of  strength  or  precise  defini- 
tion of  character  should  be  decided  upon.  In  the  course  of  these 
proceedings  some  special  propositions  were  presented  for  considera- 
tion by  a  few  of  the  delegates.  These  were  submitted  in  a  previ- 
ously elaborated  and  printed  form  by  the  delegations  from  the  Nether- 
lands, Switzerland  and  Greece,  and  comprised  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  detailed  suggestions.  The  delegate  from  Denmark,  Mr.  H. 
J.  Moller,  likewise  submitted  special  propositions  for  the  unification 
of  the  formulae  of  tinctures  and  medicinal  wines,  and  for  the  adop- 
tion of  the  normal  drop  counter  of  the  French  Codex  of  1884. 
It  would  naturally  be  impracticable  in  this  place  to  attempt  a 
detailed  account  of  the  various  propositions  submitted  to  the  Confer- 
ence, and  the  discussions  thereon,  which  are  contained  in  the  official 
report  of  the  proceedings.  The  latter,  forming  a  volume  of  156 
quarto  pages,  in  the  French  language,  was  published  and  distrib- 
uted, with  remarkable  promptitude,  about  four  weeks  after  the  close 
of  the  Conference.  With  consideration,  however,  of  the  consider, 
able  number  of  those  who  may  be  interested  in  this  subject,  but  to 
whom  the  official  report  may  not  be  available,  it  would  seem  desir- 
able to  record  the  final  recommendations  of  the  Conference,  as 
adopted  at  the  closing  session.    These  were  as  follows : 
ARTICLE  I. 
It  is  proposed  that  the  medicaments  here  enumerated  should 
receive  the  following  Latin  designations,  and  that  they  should  be 
prepared  in  accordance  with  the  directions  placed  opposite  their 
names. 
Name  of  Medicament.  Directioiis  for  preparation. 
Aconitum  Napellus,  L. 
Aconiti  tuber  seu  Tuber  Acou-  f  0nl^  the  tuber  of  the  current  year  to  be 
m  j      employed,  in  a  dry  state.    In  preparing 
^     the  powder  no  residue  should  be  left, 
f  To  be  prepared  by  percolation  with  alcohol 
.  .    •  of  70  per  cent,  by  volume.    This  tincture 
Aconiti  tinctura   seu  Tinctura  ,      ^     ,    , .  , 
\coniti  standardized  to  0^025  per  cent,  of 
total  alkaloids  by  a  method  to  be  hereafter 
L  determined. 
