Am .  Jour.  Pharm  ) 
Nov.,  1876.  J 
Practical  Notes. 
489 
Several  formulae  have  been  published,  and  with  the  view  of  calling 
renewed  attention  to  the  subject,  they  are  re-produced. 
Liquor  quiniae  ammoniatus  (Bastick). 
Take  of  Sulphate  of  quinia  thirty-two  grains  j 
Alcohol,  49  per  cent.,  three  and  a  half  fluidounces ; 
Water  of  ammonia,  half  a  fluidounce. 
Diffuse  the  quinia  in  half  the  spirit,  add  ammonia  to  the  remainder,  and  mix 
all  together. 
Tinctura  quiniae  ammoniata  (Ince). 
Take  of  Sulphate  of  quinia,  thirty-two  grains  5 
Alcohol,  49  per  cent.,  three  and  a  half  fluidounces  ; 
Spirit  of  ammonia,  half  a  fluidounce. 
The  increased  alcoholic  strength  is  considered  an  improvement  by 
the  author. 
Liquor  quiniae  ammoniatus  (Squire). 
Take  of  Sulphate  of  quinia,  thirty-two  grains  ; 
Stronger  water  of  ammonia,  one  fluidrachm  5 
Alcohol,  49  per  cent  ,  sufficient  to  make  four  fluidounces. 
Mix  as  in  the  first  formula. 
Tinctura  quiniae  ammoniata  (Curtis). 
Take  of  Quinia  (alkaloid)  thirty-two  grains  $ 
Aromatic  spirit  of  ammonia,  four  fluidounces. 
The  quinia  will  readily  dissolve  in  the  spirit,  and  the  strength  of  the 
preparation  can  be  increased,  if  desired. 
These  solutions  are  permanent;  with  water  they  make  turbid  mix- 
tures, and  are  too  pungent  to  be  taken  undiluted. 
Note  by  the  Editor. — The  following,  which  is  taken  from 
Squire's  cc  Pharmacopoeias  of  the  London  Hospitals,"  agrees  with  the 
three  first  formulas  in  quinia  strength,  but  is  notably  stronger  in  ammo- 
nia and  alcohol. 
Liquor  ^hiinicz  Ammoniatus. — Sulphate  of  quinia,  twenty-four  grains  ; 
strong  solution  of  ammonia,  four  drachms  ;  rectified  spirit  (sp.  gr.,  838) 
to  three  ounces.    Dose,  30  to  60  minims. 
PRACTICAL  NOTES. 
The  following  notes  are  gleaned  from  some  of  the  essays  presented 
to  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  last  spring  : 
Lactate  of  Iron. — Instead  of  the  officinal  ferrous  lactate,  Louis  P.  Car- 
bonell  recommends  the  ferric  lactate,  which  he  succeeded  to  obtain  in 
