Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1892. 
} Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations. 
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A"— Which  pharmacopceial  drugs  yield  valerianic  acid  when  distilled  with 
water  ? 
What  effect  has  treatment  with  caustic  potassa  upon :  (a)  Oil  of  Cloves  ; 
(b)  Resin  of  Scammony  ;    (c)  Turmeric. 
How  would  you  detect  the  following  adulterations  :  (a)  Musk  with  dried 
blood ;  (b)  Oil  of  Peppermint  with  Oil  of  Turpentine ;  {c)  Saffron  with 
Calendula. 
A — How  many  grammes  of  official  Tincture  of  Nux  Vomica  would  be 
required  to  make  four  troy  ounces  of  dry  Extract  of  Nux  Vomica? — A  bottle 
when  filled  with  official  syrup,  contains  23-58  av.  oz.;  how  much  official  nitric 
acid  will  it  contain  ? 
B — Give  the  unabbreviated  official'or  Latin  name,  the  ingredients,  and  brief 
outline  of  process,  and  describe  the  appearance  of  gray  powder  ;  blue  oint- 
ment ;  red  precipitate  ;  black  draught  ;  yellow  wash  ;  brown  mixture  ;  white 
precipitate,  and  green  soap. 
C—  Give  the  English  name  and  synonym,  the  ingredients,  and  brief  outline  of 
process,  and  describe  the  appearance  of  Mistura  Ferri  et  Ammonii  acetatis  ; 
Liquor  Potassii  arsenitis ;  Decoctum  Sarsaparillse  compositum  ;  Syrupus 
Scillae  compositus ;  Tinctura  Benzoini  composita  ;  Massa  Ferri  carbonatis  ; 
Acidum  nitro  hydrochloricum,  and  Vinum  Ferri  amarum. 
D — Describe  briefly  the  processes  for  preparing  Ethyl  oxide  ;  Ethyl  acetate, 
and  amyl  nitrite  ;  and  give  of  each  the  official  name,  the  medical  uses  and 
the  modes  of  administering. 
E — Give  three  methods  for  obtaining  volatile  oils.  Illustrate,  either  by  a 
sketch  or  a  written  description,  the  modes  of  separating  heavy  and  light  oils 
from  water  whilst  using  one  of  the  common  methods  for  obtaining  volatile 
oils. 
^—Describe  the  chief  characteristics  of  alkaloids.  Give  the  principal 
reason  for  the  use  of  the  salts  of  an  alkaloid  in  preference  to  the  alkaloid 
itself.  Name  three  liquid  alkaloids  obtained  from  official  drugs.  Name  five 
official  preparations  obtained  from  official  drugs  containing  liquid  alkaloids. 
G — Describe  three  methods  of  making  suppositories.  What  is  the  best  base 
for  making  suppositories  ?    Give  the  reasons  for  the  preference. 
//—Criticise  and  correct  the  following  prescriptions,  if  necessary,  stating 
what  difficulties  there  may  be  in  compounding  and  dispensing  them,  and  how 
they  would  be  remedied  : 
/—Examine  the  following  prescriptions,  and,  if  you  would  dispense  them, 
state  the  proper  method,  explaining  the  difficulties,  if  any  exist,  and  give  the 
quantity  of  finished  preparation  in  each  case  : 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE)  OF  PHARMACY. 
Chinin.  Sulph.,  gr.  x. 
Morph.  Sulph.,  gr.  l/e. 
Dent.  tal.  dos.  No.  iv. 
Iodide  Pot.,  giiss. 
Hydrarg.  Bichloridi,  grs.  ii. 
Alcohol,  ^ss. 
Elix.  Calisaya,  ^iiiss. 
