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Merck's  Manual  of  the  Materia  Medica.  (Fourth  Edition.)  A  Ready 
Reference  Pocket  Book  for  the  Physician  and  Surgeon.  Containing  a  compre- 
hensive list  of  Chemicals  and  Drugs — not  confined  to  "  Merck's  " — with  their 
synonyms,  solubilities,  physiological  effects,  therapeutic  uses,  doses,  incom- 
patibles,  antidotes,  etc. ;  a  table  of  Therapeutic  Indications,  with  interspersed 
paragraphs  on  Bedside  Diagnosis,  and  a  collection  of  Prescription  Formulas, 
beginning  under  the  indication  "  Abortion  "  and  ending  with  "  Yellow  Fever  "  ; 
a  Classification  of  Medicaments ;  and  Miscellany,  comprising  Poisoning  and 
Its  Treatment ;  and  an  extensive  Dose  Table ;  a  chapter  on  Urinalysis,  and 
various  tables,  etc.  (Merck  &  Co.,  45  Park  Place,  New  York,  1911.  493 
pages.  While  compiled  for  the  use  of  physicians,  there  is  much  in  the  book 
regarding  the  materia  medica,  doses,  urinalysis,  etc.,  to  make  it  a  serviceable 
reference  work  for  pharmacists  also.  Sent  on  receipt  of  forwarding  charges 
of  10  cents,  in  stamps,  to  pharmacists,  or  to  students  enrolled  in  any  College 
of  Pharmacy,  in  the  United  States.) 
