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The following Table from Dr. Garrod's ”Materia Medica” shows the proportions in which some of the more important drugs of the ”Pharmacopia” are contained in the Officinal Preparations.

ANTIMONY.

(TARTAR EMETIC.)

1/4 gr. of tartarated antimony is contained in 1 fl. drm. of vinum antimoniale.

1 gr. of tartarated antimony is contained in 5 gr. of unguentum antimonii tartarati.

(OXIDE OF ANTIMONY.)

1 gr. of oxide of antimony is contained in 3 gr. of pulvis antimonialis.

a.r.s.eNIC.

(a.r.s.eNIOUS ACID, WHITE a.r.s.eNIC.)

1/24 gr. of a.r.s.enious acid is contained in 5 min. of liquor a.r.s.enicalis.

1/24 gr. of a.r.s.enious acid is contained in 5 min. of liquor a.r.s.enici hydrochloricus.

(a.r.s.eNIATE OF SODA.)

1/24 gr. of a.r.s.eniate of soda (dried) is contained in 5 min. of liquor sodae a.r.s.eniatis.

MERCURY.

(METALLIC.)

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 3 gr. of hydrargyrum c.u.m creta.

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 3 gr. of pilula hydrargyri.

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 2 gr. of unguentum hydrargyri.

(HYDRARGYRI PERCHLORIDUM.)

1/16 gr. of perchloride of mercury is contained in 1 fl. drm. of liquor hydrargyri perchloridi.

(HYDRARGYRI SUBCHLORIDUM, OR CALOMEL.)

1 gr. of subchloride of mercury (calomel) is contained in 5 gr. of pilula hydrargyri subchloridi composita.

1 gr. of subchloride of mercury (Calomel) is contained in about 6-1/2 gr. of unguentum hydrargyri subchloridi.

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