Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29


emphasizes the "Shake we'll directions lest the whole
of the morphine be taken in the last dose.
1t sometimes happens that the omission of a word in
prescription will produce Incompatible. Take tor
example, the common prescription calling tor tmcture
of iron tincture cinchona, and tincure gentian
pound This is intended general stomachic tonic.
1t unsghtly black and owing to the action of the
tannin the cinchona compound and the iron, which
forms tannate of iron, is reality nothing than
ink The doctor should have written "detannated tine
ture OF iron In the prescription When this word IS not
included the inexperienced dispenser follows the pre-
scrpon to the letter. and the patient will take into his
stomach dose of ink, which is powerful astringent
Everybody knows that tannic acid used for tanning
leather To the experienced man. however the omission
is obvious, and he makes the correction without
ment's hesitation.
got another heavy jolt when discovered that there
feature of the work that threatened the chemist
less than the patient in the matter of ncompatbes
One day got prescription calling for Chord of po
tassium and fannie acid, to be used garge by dis
solving water started in to rub the two ingredients
up in mortar, and got explosion of some violence
After that used to mix these powders with spatula
piece of paper without friction.
Sometimes highly explosive and dangerous
pounds produced from the mixing of various drugs
The permanganates the CELEBRATES etc, deoxidized
by glycern syrups and other liquids of this character
and the explosion during the process. The expe
renced pharmacist recognizes the danger at such
prescription; but if it fall into the hands of the novice
trouble is likely to Heads sometimes blown
off and shops wrecked by these wicked concoctions
in point occurred in small Italian apothecary shop
West Bleecker-st., New York, where Junior clerk
pharmacist at his lunch upstairs The poor fellow
killed and the entire place destroyed.
On occasion, after had become experienced
dispenser prescription brought in which to the
novice would appear harmless 1t consisted of iodine
lniment camphor compound B. P. British Phar
macopnia), and linment soap compound B. P. knew
at that this prescription dangerous, since the
lininent camphor compound of the British Phar
macopeia contains twenty-five per cent. solution of
strong ammonia and that the mixing of this with the
iodine formed nitrogen iodide explosive powerful
dynamite mention this to show the immense value
the youngster of careful study of the British Phar
macopeia. BY the token, he should familiarize
himself with the French Codex.
MY first very drugstore on Nnth-ave., New
A'A York City, in Irish neighborhood went in
clerk and bought out the business on the insalment
plan. At that time there great deal of what
known counter prescribing Patients trying to
doctors fees described their symptoms to the drug
gst and got medicine The druggist rarely injured
anyone through this practice because he only
conscientious in trying to help his patients, but always
"played safe That is, he treated on such
could be reached by harmless remedies.
did thriving counter prescribing business until the
day when the doctors up in protest and the
County Medical Society got law doing away with the
practice. This a severe blow indeed; but we still
had cocaine and opium fall back on and these
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