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Water  of  Ammonia  in  Solution  of  Citrate  of  Iron  ,•  Iodide  of  Potassium  in  Iodine 
Ointment:,  and,  also,  the  preparation  of  Iron  contained  in  Compound  Mixture  of  Iron, 
when  freshly  prepared. 
4.  What  is  the  officinal  name  of  Lime,  and  how  prepared  for  pharmaceutical  pur- 
poses ?  What  is  its  Metallic  base  ?  Is  Caustic  Lime  more  soluble  in  hot  or  cold 
water?  Give  the  formula  for  making  Liquor  Calcis,  and  into  what  officinal  prepara- 
tions does  it  enter  ? 
5.  Give  the  outlines  of  the  process  for  making  Subcarbonate  and  Subnitrate  of 
Bismuth  ,•  the  principal  impurity  met  with,  and  explain  the  method  adopted  for  re- 
moving it. 
6.  Describe  Tartar  Emetic  as  found  in  the  shops  j  also,  give  the  officinal  process 
for  preparing  it,  and  the  dose.  State  what  preparations  it  enters  into  the  composi- 
tion of. 
7.  State  the  outlines  of  the  method  used  in  preparing  Strychnia ;  the  other  alka- 
loid met  with,  and  how  removed  5  also,  the  characteristic  chemical  test  for  Strychnia, 
and  the  most  important  means  that  should  be  promptly  uesd  in  case  of  poisoning 
from  it. 
8.  Numerate  the  several  officinal  liquid  preparations  containing  Opium  j  their 
strength  per  ounce,  and  dose  ;  also,  the  process  for  making  Tinctura  Opii  Deodor- 
ata,  and  reasons  for  the  same. 
9.  Give  the  ingredients  of  Compound  Resin  Cerate,  Chloroform  Mixture,  Compound 
Pills  of  Antimony,  Compound  Pills  of  Galbanum,  Pills  of  Copaiba,  Compound  Pill  of 
Soap,  Compound  Ponvder  of  Rhubarb,  Aromatic  Spirit  of  Ammonia,  Garlic  Syrup,  and 
Ointment  of  Cantharides, 
10.  State  which  of  the  following  Prescriptions  are  proper  and  which  improper 
and,  in  the  latter  case,  the  reasons.    How  would  you  dispense  them  ? 
aa  f§  ss 
R. — Tinct.  Belladonnje,      .        .  f^i 
Spir.  Ammon.  arom., 
^Tinct.  Valerian., 
M.  S. — Half  a  teaspoonful  in  water 
every  three  hours. 
R. — Olei  Ricini,  ....  ^^vi 
Tinct.  Opii,  .  .  .  f^i 
Ag.  Menth.  pip.,  .  .  .  fgiii 
Pulv.  Acaciae,  ... 
Sacch.  albi,  .  aa  q.  s.  ft.  emuls. 
S. — A  tablespoonful  every  two  hours. 
c. 
R. — Hydrarg.  chlor.  corros.,    .    gr.  viii 
Ft.  Pilul.  No.  xxxii. 
S. — One  pill  three  times  a  day. 
R. — Tinct.  Veratr.  viridis,  .  .  f5i 
Aquce,  ....  f^vi 
Syrup,  simpl.,  .  .  .  f^ii 
M.  S. — Give  two  teaspoonfuls  every 
three  hours  during  the  continuance  of 
fever. 
E. 
R. — Pulv.  Ipecac,  et  Opii,    .        ,    gr.  i 
Morph.  Sulph.,        .        .       gr.  x 
M.  ft.  pulv.  No.  vi. 
S. — One  every  three  hours  until  re- 
lieved. 
R. — Aconitiit,    .        .       .        .    gr.  ii 
Sacch.  albi,      .        .        .  pii 
M.  ft.  pulv.  No.  x 
S. — One  powder  three  times  a  day. 
