The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-09
PERILS ARE FEARED
IN CHANGE DRUGS
Confusion May Result From
Revision of Standard
PharmacOpera.

Chicago, a., ocy o.-c1nnfons Of
the guNcst character that might have
fatal effects. are possibilities ais resu't
OF the changes IN the strength OF st.nd
ard medical preparations riVta IN ths
new United States phaimncoiaia re
revision Of ihe hook has taken fvc years
and it became cnccuvo September }
throughout th United sbtes
The possibilities OF danger lc On the
fact that several of the most powerful
drugs have been reduced in strength
in the new pharmacopel. in ctses
where physician prcscrihes gee ord
ing TO tie revised pharmacojcia and
the Pharmacist ms tho prescription
pccordinv TO the cid pharamaconcii @ e
medicine in many Instances would DE
tNec and four times as strns as She
prescr hirs physician irtci de'.
on tho other hand whore physi-
ciar prcscrioos his medicines accord
Ing to tie Sharmacopcia of 1890 ar3
.he dluggsl compounds the Eresrr,p-
tion on he -nength cf tc revised
version There would bc a negative re-
suit. which iu some Instances might
be- as serious as in DIE case or ana
overdose.
Pharmselst Tells OF Danger.
There is a sreat danger of confusion
between ,he rhysician uud DRUGGIST as
a result OF chinges in the new phar
macopeia, said Prof G 5. r. Hall
berg Of the Chicago Colesc ot Phar.
iracy. who was mcmtar of the COM
mission witch revised tho look. ~
have hcard OF no mistakes made ir
Chicago as e result Of the revision.
but several cases have beeu reported
10 ed oYik and Phihde'pha L Ia
ID serious matter. anl I hope 10 take
ne matter up with the Chicago Med
ical association at it's next meeting"
The revision. Prof llallierg saie
was made with view to unfyins AL
potent remedies SO as to coafora to
the strength OF similar drugs as givc'l
in tho sDndard pharmacopcias oi
nearly an civilized aaiions Thus. il
win be possible 10 have a ,scrirtiou
aned almost anywhere IN the world
ana be sure that the med.ciac win be
OF ahe same strength end standard as
originally prcsc'bod.
Changes Are lot urHorm.
Nearly al of the most important
changes nude ia the revised pharma
copeia are reductions IN the strength
OF drugs one notable eSceriicn Is IN
the case OF tincture of suophautus
which w1s Increased from per cen
to 10 per cent in strength. strophar-
tus Is classcd among the cardinal rem
edies on. drugs for heart ailments
Thus physician writes tincW'
Of strophnntus in prescription and
unaware of die change in strength
wuold De gigirs his patient Nive as
powerful dose as he planned. saci
"a mistake might cause the death o.
the patient
Drugs which The revised hook ha.
reduced ia strengih from 70 per cont
TO 10 PEI cent are, Tincture Of bella.
doaa. tinctme Of disi;aIis ticctme Of
heynseyarmus. th'cture OF st'amniun
tmcture OF colclum
These drugs are ciassed in the mar
ootlcprour Of medicines and are dan.
goroos unless carefully rrcsci :bef
with reference to strength Of dose arc
Compounded with equa care by th'
l,lrueEist In the cadillac group ave Ia
/ cllded uactme of acon.te. shich has
beon redaced fom IS ner cent to =
per cent and tmofWe of vera'ruu. re-.
duccd from 90 per cent 10 10 per cent
Several sugg stions have been mad,
as mctns os "Voidh'g the danger o
makmg mistakes, among them heinl
tha, every physician should ~pcci,
whether hc intends prescrirto'
shan comain ne strcnGih a, gv-n %
toe "a or ,he revised phnrmueopein
I II rh, latter he should Indicate hi'
wish 20 tht druggist hy masins ~
prcscrpurn ~. 5. p. VIZ. meal of
Tie eighth revision