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1 PRESCRIPTION 2 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 3 COMMON LATIN TERMS USED IN PRESCRIPTION WRITING 4 DOSAGE FORMS [I] LIQUID DOSAGE FORMS 5 LIQUID DOSAGE FORMS 6 MIXTURES POTASSIUM BROMIDE MIXTURE SODIUM BICARBONATE MIXTURE MAGNESIUM SULPHATE AND MAGNESIUM CARBONATE MIXTURE LIGHT MAGNESIUM CARBONATE AND KAOLIN MIXTURE COMPOUND MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE MIXTURE MIXTURE OF PREPARED CHALK B P PHENACETIN AND CAFFEINE MIXTURE ACETYL SALICYLIC ACID MIXTURE SULPHADIMIDINE MIXTURE BISMUTH CARBONATE MIXTURE MIXTURE OF ETHEREAL TINCTURE OF LOBELIA MIXTURE OF TINCTURE OF MYRRH AND POTASSIUM IODIDE PARALDEHYDE MIXTURE (DRAUGHT) MIXTURE CONTAINING STRYCHNINE HYDROCHLORIDE MIXTURE CONTAINING HYOSCINE HYDROBROMIDE CALCIUM LACTATE MIXTURE 7 ELIXIRS 7 1 PIPERAZINE CITRATE ELIXIR I P 7 2 PARACETAMOL PAEDIATRIC ELIXIR I P 7 3 PHENOBARBITONE ELIXIR U S P 7 4 PAEDIATRIC CHLORAL HYDRATE ELIXIR B P 7 5 TERPIN HYDRATE ELIXIR I P 8 LINCTUSES 8 1 CODEINE PHOSPHATE LINCTUS 8 2 SIMPLE LINCTUS B P C 8 3 PAEDIATRIC COMPOUND TOLU LINCTUS 9 SYRUPS 9 1 SIMPLE SYRUP 9 2 FERROUS SULPHATE SYRUP U S P 9 3 CODEINE PHOSPHATE SYRUP 9 4 COMPOUND FERROUS PHOSPHATE SYRUP B P C 9 5 TOLU BALSAM SYRUP 9 6 ORANGE SYRUP 9 7 LEMON SYRUP 10 MOUTHWASHES 10 1 COMPOUND SODIUM CHLORIDE MOUTHWASH B P C 10 2 COMPOUND ZINC SULPHATE MOUTHWASH B P C 10 3 PHENOL MOUTHWASH 10 4 GLYCERIN TANNIC ACID MOUTHWASH 11 GARGLES 11 1 PHENOL GARGLE B P C 11 2 POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND PHENOL GARGLE B P C 12 THROAT PAINTS 12 1 COMPOUND IODINE THROAT PAINT I P (MANDL’S PAINT) 12 2 TANNIC ACID GLYCERIN THROAT PAINT I P CONTENTS 13 THROAT SPRAYS 13 1 BORAX – PHENOL THROAT SPRAY 14 EYE DROPS 14 1 ATROPINE SULPHATE EYE DROPS 14 2 ZINC SULPHATE EYE DROPS 15 EYE LOTIONS 15 1 BORIC ACID EYE LOTION 16 EAR DROPS 16 1 BORIC ACID EARDROPS 16 2 CHLORAMPHENICOL EARDROPS 16 3 ALUMINIUM ACETATE EARDROPS B P (BUROW’S SOLUTION) 16 4 SODIUM BICARBONATE EAR DROPS B P 16 5 PHENOL GLYCERIN EAR DROPS 17 NASAL DROPS 17 1 EPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE NASAL DROPS B P C 17 2 PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE NASAL DROPS 18 NASAL SPRAYS AND NASAL WASHES 18 1 COMPOUND ADRENALINE AND ATROPINE NASAL SPRAY B P C 18 2 ISOPRENALINE SULPHATE NASAL SPRAY B P C 18 3 BORAX - GLYCERIN NASAL WASH 18 4 COMPOUND SODIUM CHLORIDE NASAL WASH 19 INHALATIONS 19 1 MENTHOL – EUCALYPTUS INHALATION B P C 19 2 BENZOIN INHALATION 20 DOUCHES 20 1 POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE DOUCHE 20 2 BORIC ACID DOUCHE 20 3 LIQUID PHENOL-BORIC ACID DOUCHE (POWDER) 21 ENEMAS 21 1 CASTOR OIL ENEMA 21 2 PARALDEHYDE ENEMA 21 3 GLYCERIN ENEMA 21 4 SOFT SOAP ENEMA 22 LOTIONS 22 1 CALAMINE LOTION I P 22 2 SALICYLIC ACID LOTION B P CONTENTS 22 3 ZINC SULPHATE-SULPHURATED POTASH LOTION (WHITE LOTION N F ) 22 4 PRECIPITATED SULPHUR LOTION 23 LINIMENTS 23 1 TURPENTINE LINIMENT B P 23 2 CAMPHOR LINIMENT I P 23 3 WHITE LINIMENT B P 23 4 AMMONIATED CAMPHOR LINIMENT 24 COLLODIONS 24 1 FLEXIBLE COLLODION B P 24 2 SALICYLIC AND COLLODION B P 25 PAINTS 25 1 CRYSTAL VIOLET AND BRILLIANT GREEN PAINT 25 2 COMPOUND PODOPHYLLUM PAINT 26 OFFICIAL SOLUTIONS 26 1 AQUEOUS IODINE SOLUTIONS I P (LUGOL’S SOLUTION) 26 2 WEAK IODINE SOLUTIONS I P (IODINE TINCTURE) 26 3 CRESOL WITH SOAP SOLUTION I P (LYSOL SOLUTION) 26 4 STRONG AMMONIUM ACETATE SOLUTION I P 26 5 ALUMINIUM SUBACETATE TOPICAL SOLUTION U S P 26 6 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE TOPICAL SOLUTION (LIME WATER) 26 7 CHLORXYLENOL SOLUTION B P C 26 8 STRONG LEAD SUBACETATE SOLUTION I P 27 AROMATIC WATERS 27 1 CAMPHOR WATER I P / B P 27 2 CHLOROFORM WATER I P / B P 27 3 CONCENTRATED PEPPERMINT WATER B P 28 SPIRITS 28 1 PEPPERMINT SPIRIT 28 2 CHLOROFORM SPIRIT 28 3 BENZALDEHYDE SPIRIT 28 4 AROMATIC SPIRIT OF AMMONIA 28 5 LEMON SPIRIT 29 TINCTURES 29 1 ORANGE TINCTURE 29 2 BENZOIN TINCTURE 29 3 COMPOUND CARDAMOM TINCTURE 29 4 STRONG GINGER TINCTURE CONTENTS 30 SUSPENSIONS 30 1 MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE SUSPENSION 31 EMULSIONS 31 1 FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE EMULSION 31 2 CASTOR OIL EMULSION 31 3 ARACHIS OIL EMULSION 31 4 TURPENTINE OIL EMULSION 31 5 LIQUID PARAFFIN – CASTOR OIL EMULSION 31 6 LIQUID PARAFIN ORAL EMULSION B P 31 7 LIQUID PARAFFIN AND PHENOLPHTHALIN EMULSION 31 8 CALCIFEROL EMULSION 31 9 COD-LIVER OIL EMULSION 31 10 BENZYL BENZOATE APPLICATION B P 31 11 LIME CREAMS - CALCIUM SOAP EMULSION 31 12 OILY CALAMINE LOTION B P [II] SEMISOLID DOSAGE FORMS 32 OINTMENTS 32 1 HYDROCARBON OINTMENT OR PARAFFIN OINTMENT (BASE) 32 2 BORIC ACID OINTMENT 32 3 SIMPLE OINTMENT B P / I P (BASE) 32 4 SULPHUR OINTMENT B P 32 5 WOOL ALCOHOL OINTMENT (BASE) 32 6 TANNIC ACID OINTMENT 32 7 EMULSIFYING OINTMENT B P (BASE) (WHITFIELD’S OINTMENT) 32 8 COMPOUND BENZOIC ACID OINTMENT B P 32 9 PREPARATION OF OINTMENTS BY CHEMICAL REACTION 32 10 NON- STAINING IODINE OINTMENT B P C / I P 33 CREAMS AQUEOUS CREAM B P OILY CREAM (HYDROUS OINTMENT B P ) CETRIMIDE CREAM B P C COLD CREAM VANISHING CREAM 34 PASTES COMPOUND ZINC OXIDE PASTE B P C ZINC GELATIN PASTE B P (UNNA’S PASTE) ZINC AND SALICYLIC ACID PASTE (LALSAR’S PASTE) COMPOUND ALUMINUM PASTE B P C (BALTIMORE’S PASTE) CONTENTS 35 JELLIES SODIUM ALGINATE JELLY SODIUM CARBOXY METHYL CELLULOSE LUBRICATING JELLY ICHTHAMMOL JELLY 36 SUPPOSITORIES BORIC ACID SUPPOSITORIES (B) COCOA BUTTER SUPPOSITORIES CONTAINING SOLUBLE SOLID CHLORAL HYDRATE SUPPOSITORIES PHENOL SUPPOSITORIES (C) COCOA BUTTER SUPPOSITORIES CONTAINING SEMISOLID SUPPOSITORY OF BELLADONNA GREEN EXTRACT B P C (D) COCOA BUTTER SUPPOSITORIES CONTAINING LIQUIDS SUPPOSITORY OF EUCALYPTUS OIL (E) (I) GLYCERO – GELATIN SUPPOSITORY B P (II) ZINC OXIDE – GLYCEROGELATIN SUPPOSITORY (III) SOAP -GLYCERIN SUPPOSITORIES (F) ICHTHAMMOL SUPPOSITORIES WITH MACROGOLS 37 PESSARIES LACTIC ACID PESSARY 38 POULTICES KAOLIN POULTICE B P C [III] SOLID DOSAGE FORMS 39 POWDERS 39 1 ASPIRIN POWDER 39 2 COMPOUND MERCUROUS CHLORIDE POWDER 39 3 COMPOUND SODIUM BICARBONATE POWDER 39 4 COMPOUND RHUBARB POWDER B P C 39 5 COMPOUND MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE ORAL POWDER B P 40 DUSTING POWDERS 40 1 COMPOUND ZINC OXIDE - SALICYLIC ACID DUSTING POWDER 40 2 ZINC, STARCH AND TALC DUSTING POWDER B P C 41 INSUFFLATIONS 41 1 CAMPHOR - MENTHOL INSUFFLATION 42 DENTIFRICES (TOOTH POWDERS) 42 1 DENTIFRICE N F CONTENTS 43 EFFERVESCENT FORMULATIONS 43 1 EFFERVESCENT COMPOUND POWDER B P C 44 EFFERVESCENT GRANULES 44 1 SODIUM PHOSPHATE EFFERVESCENT GRANULES U S P 45 EUTECTIC POWDER (MIXTURE) 45 1 CAMPHOR- MENTHOL EUTECTIC POWDER 46 EXPLOSIVE POWDER 46 1 POTASSIUM CITRATE AND TANNIC ACID EXPLOSIVE POWDER 47 POWDERS CONTAINING POTENT DRUGS 47 1 CODEINE PHOSPHATE POWDER 47 2 HYOSCINE HYDROBROMIDE POWDER EFFLORESCENT SUBSTANCES HYGROSCOPIC AND DELIQUESCENT SUBSTANCES 48 CACHETS 48 1 CACHETS OF POWDER RHUBARB 49 TABLET TRITURATES 49 1 TABLET TRITURATES OF STRYCHNINE HYDROCHLORIDE 49 2 TABLET TRITURATES OF CALOMEL 50 LOZENGES 50 1 COMPOUND BISMUTH LOZENGES B P C 50 2 LIQUORICE LOZENGES B P C 51 PASTILLES 51 1 AMMONIUM CHLORIDE PASTILLES 51 2 MENTHOL AND EUCALYPTUS OIL PASTILLES [IV] INCOMPATIBILITIES 52 INCOMPATIBILITIES (A) PHYSICAL INCOMPATIBILITY 52 1 MIXTURE OF CHALK POWDER WITH TINCTURE OF CATECHU 52 2 MIXTURE OF MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE AND CITRIC ACID (B) CHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITY 52 3 ALKALOIDAL SALT WITH ALKALINE SUBSTANCE 52 4 ALKALOIDAL SALT WITH SALICYLATE 52 5 SOLUBLE SALICYLATES WITH ALKALI BICARBONATE 52 6 SOLUBLE SALICYLATES WITH ACID CONTENTS 52 7 SOLUBLE SALICYLATES WITH FERRIC SALTS 52 8 SOLUBLE SALICYLATE WITH ALKALOIDAL SALT 52 9 SOLUBLE BARBITURATE WITH AMMONIUM BROMIDE (C) CAUSING EVOLUTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS 52 10 SODIUM BICARBONATE, BORAX AND GLYCERIN MIXTURE 52 11 MAGNESIUM SULPHATE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE MIXTURE (D) MISCELLANIOUS 52 12 QUININE SULPHATE WITH IODIDES SYNONYMS FOR EXPERINMENTS DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN IMPORTANT TERMS MARKETED PREPARATIONS OF DOSAGE FORM