A companion to the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias, with practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire.

  • Squire Peter Wyatt, Sir, 1847-1919.
Date:
1866
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Credit: A companion to the British pharmacopoeia : comparing the strength of the various preparations with those of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias, with practical hints on prescribing / by Peter Squire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    raacopoeia for ascertaining the purity of the substances employed, indicating in each case the particular impurity which may be sus- pected. In arranging the Work, I have thought it best to class each pre- paration under the head of the chief drug which it contains; by this plan a prescriber who wishes to employ any particular substance will find all the preparations made from it, and see at a glance their composition and the proportions of the ingredients. In addition to this will be found in the alphabetical order a list of preparations in each group, such as Infusions, Tinctures, etc., where the relative proportions of the active ingredients are also shown. The medicinal properties of the respective preparations have been collated from the best authorities. I am indebted to Dr. Sieveking for various suggestions as the Work has passed through the press; and have ventured to add some hints as to the best mode of pre- scribing, which have from time to time occurred to me. In conclusion, I may say, that knowing something of the wants of both Pharmaceutists and Prescribers, I have endeavoured to make the book as practical as possible, and I trust that the labour bestowed upon it will not be without some result. THE AUTHOR. 277, Oxford Street, June 1864.