Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  1 
May,  1898.  J 
Examination  Questions. 
255 
/ — Criticise  the  following  prescriptions,  stating  whether  you  would  com- 
pound them  as  written.  If  not,  why  not  ?  How  would  you  proceed  if  such 
were]presented  to  be  filled  ? 
R    Plumbi  Acet.  gr.  xi 
Bismuth  Subnit.  £js 
Acid  Sulph.  Arom.  f^js 
Ouinise  Sulph.  gr.  xx 
Aquae  Anisi  ad.  f^iv 
Sig. — A  teaspoonful  three  times  a  day. — Dr.  Brown. 
R    Ext.  Secale  Cornut.,  Fid.  f|i 
Vin.  Ejusdem  f^i 
Sacch.  Alb.  5js 
Sig. — One  teaspoonful  every  two  or  four  hours  as  needed. — Dr.  IyOwE. 
R    Potassii.  Iodid.  3  iij  s 
Hydrarg.  Bichlor.  gr.  xx 
Alcohol  fjfjs 
Tr.  Cinch.  Comp.  f^iiijs 
Sig. — A  teaspoonful  three  times  a  day. — Dr.  Smith. 
PHARMACY  LAWS. 
K — (1)  In  what  State  have  you  practised  or  studied  pharmacy?  (2)  Give 
briefly  the  essential  features  of  the  pharmacy  law  of  such  State.  (3)  Should 
a  pharmacy  law  protect  the  pharmacist  or  the  public  ?  Give  reasons.  (4)  What 
are  the  advantages  of  a  law  compelling  apprentices  to  register  after  examina- 
tion ?    (5)  How,  in  your  opinion,  should  Boards  of  Pharmacy  be  appointed  ? 
CHEMISTRY. 
A—(i)  Give  the  general  formula  for  the  series  of  saturated  hydro-carbons. 
(2)  By  what  chemical  reactions  can  you  distinguish  unsaturated  hydro-carbons 
from  saturated  ?  (3)  State  the  occurrence  in  nature  and  the  artificial  produc- 
tion of  both  classes.  (4)  Is  the  benzene  series  a  saturated  or  an  unsaturated 
series  ?    Show  this  by  the  graphic  formula. 
B — (1)  Give  the  distinction  between  primary  and  secondary  alcohols,  using 
graphic  formulas.  (2)  How  are  each  of  these  classes  respectively  affected  by 
oxidation?  (3)  Illustrate  by  the  case  of  primary  and  secondary  propyl  alco- 
hols, naming  the  products  obtained.  , 
C—  (1)  Upon  what  does  the  basicity  of  an  organic  acid  depend  ?  (2)  Write 
the  graphic  formulas  of  acidum  aceticum,  acidum  tartaricum,  acidum  lacticum, 
acidum  benzoicum,  oxalic  acid  and  formic  acids,  and  state  the  basicity  of  each. 
(3)  What  is  meant  by  the  term  "unsaturated  acid?"  (4)  What  is  "phenol- 
acid?" 
D — (1)  What  is  meant  by  an  Ester?  (2)  Give  an  example  of  an  ester  of  an 
inorganic  acid.  Of  an  organic  acid.  (3)  What  is  meant  by  saponifying  an 
ester  ?  Write  a  reaction  in  illustration  of  this  process.  (4)  Name  some  official 
ester  of  the  fatty  acids.    Some  official  esters  of  aromatic  acids. 
E — (1)  What  is  an  Enzyme  ?  (2)  Write  some  reactions  brought  about  by 
the  action  of  enzymes.    (3)  State  the  conditions  most  favorable  for  the  alco- 
