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Progress  in  Pharmacy. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\  December,  1913. 
Novocol  is  sodium  guaiacol  phosphate.  It  forms  a  white  crystal- 
line powder,  easily  soluble  in  water  and  containing  45  to  50  per  cent, 
of  guaiacol.  It  is  recommended  in  cases  where  guaiacol  is  indicated, 
in  doses  of  0.5  gramme  three  times  a  day. — Chem.  &  Drug.,  191 3, 
v.  83,  p.  526. 
Paracodine  is  dihydrocodeine,  prepared  by  reducing  the  alkaloid 
by  nascent  hydrogen.  It  is  a  strong  base,  forming  needles  melting 
at  65 °,  and  is  soluble  in  water.  It  is  prepared  in  the  form  of  the 
tartrate  and  the  hydrochloride,  both  of  which  salts  are  easily  soluble 
in  water.  It  is  recommended  as  a  cough  remedy  in  very  small  doses. 
— Chem.  &  Drug.,  1913,  v.  83,  p.  526. 
Placentapepton  is  a  preparation  of  peptone  derived  from  the 
placenta  and  employed  for  the  purpose  of  the  optical  tests  for  preg- 
nancy according  to  Abderhalden.  Placentapepton  is  a  yellowish 
powder,  soluble  in  water,  and  having  the  properties  of  peptone. — 
J.  Am.  M.  Assoc.,  1912',  v.  61,  p.  1377. 
Phenolsulphmiephthalein. — Fishbein,  M. :  A  report  of  a  number 
of  observations  on  the  use  of  phenolsulphonephthalein  as  a  functional 
test  of  the  kidneys  in  scarlet  fever.  In  the  cases  reported  the  dye  was 
injected  intramuscularly  and  elimination  determined  by  the  use  of 
the  colorimeter  described  by  Cabot  and  Young  (Boston  Med.  and 
Surg.  Jour.,  191 1,  clxv,  549). — /.  Am.  M.  Assoc.,  1913,  v.  61,  pp. 
1368-1370. 
Salvarsan. — Robertson,  H.  E. :  Intramuscular  injections  of  sal- 
varsan  and  neosalvarsan  'produce  severe  destructive  lesions  which 
always  heal  slowly  and  often  are  complicated  with  haemorrhages  and 
sloughing  abscesses.  The  severity  of  the  reaction  from  the  use  of 
either  drug  is  essentially  the  same,  and  the  lesions  produced  by 
experiments  on  animals  and  in  human  beings  are  similar  in  every 
respect.  Mercurial  preparations  when  injected  into  muscles  produce 
similar  lesions,  and  the  use  of  such  preparations  in  this  manner,  in 
the  majority  of  cases,  is  an  unjustifiable  procedure. — J.  Am.  M, 
Assoc.,  19 1 3,  v.  61,  pp.  1698— 1/02. 
Tannaphtol  is  a  condensation  product  of  tannic  acid,  albumen, 
and  benzonaphthol.  It  is  an  amorphous  powder,  used  as  an  internal 
-antiseptic,  or  externally  as  a  dusting  powder. — Chem.  &  Drug., 
1913,  v.  83,  p.  526. 
Tuberculin. — Editorial :  The  position  of  the  pharmacist  in  rela- 
tion to  the  supply  of  tuberculin  is  not  so  simple  as  it  would  appear. 
According  to  White,  there  is  no  such  thing  as  standard  tuberculin  and 
