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APPENDIX


APPENDIX A.—TABULATION OF AVERAGE DOSES


The following list may aid in memorizing the subject. The drugs have been divided into four groups, according to the order of their practical importance. It is not advisable that medical students should trouble themselves with group D; nor very much with group C.

AVERAGE DOSES


Group A.—Highest Importance


Scopolamin 0.0003 Acetanil 0.2
Atropin 0.0005 Hexam 0.25
Strophanthin 0.001 Acetphen 0.3
Strychnin Salts 0.0015 Iodids, Sod., Pot., etc. 0.3
Arsen. Triox 0.002 Bismuth, Insol. Salts 0.5
Mercuric Salts 0.003 Chloral Hydr 0.5
Apomorph. Hydrochl 0.005 Tr. Digit 0.5
Morphin Salts 0.008 Tr. Opii 0.5
Pilocarpin Salts 0.01 Bicarb., Sod. or Pot. 1
Hydrarg. Chlor. Mit 0.015 Bromids, Sod., Pot., etc. 1
Codein Salts 0.03 Salicylates, Sod. or Stront. 1
Sp. Glyceryl. Nit. 0.05 Inf. Digit 4
Opium 0.06 Tr. Opii Camph. 4
Quinin Salts 0.1
Arsenic Solutions 0.2
(Except Liq. Arsen. et Hg. Iod 0.1)


Group B—Very Important


Oubain 0.0005 Ferr. et Ammon. Cit 0.25
Phosphor 0.0005 Mass. Ferr. Carb 0.25
Epineph 0.0005 Mass. Hydarg 0.25
Physostigmin, Sal. 0.001 Terpin Hydr 0.25
Diacetylmorph. Hydrochl. 0.003 Theophyllin 0.25
Elaterin 0.003 Acid Acetyl Sal. 0.3
Hydarg. Salic. 0.004 Ammon. Carb. or Chlor. 0.3
Antim. et Pot. Tart 0.005 Antipyr 0.3
Res. Podolph 0.01 Tr. Aconit 0.3
Aloin 0.015 Acid Pheylcinch 0.5
Ext. Bellad. Fol. 0.015 Ol. Santal 0.5
Emetin. Hydrochl 0.02 Pulv. Ipecac. et Opii 0.5
ol. Phosphor 0.05 Arsphenamin 0.5
Ol. Tiglii 0.05 Tr. Nuc. Vom 0.5
Digit 0.06 Tr. Strophanth 0.5
Ferr. Reduct. 0.06 Barbital 0.5
Santonin 0.06 Methyl Salicyl. 0.75
Sod. Cacodyl 0.06 Neoarsphenamin 0.75
Sod. Nitris 0.06 Sulphonal or Trional 0.75
Resorcin 0.125 Acetate, Pot. or Sod. 1
Caffein 0.15 Acid. Hydrochl. Dil 1
Phenolphthal 0.15 Calc. Carb. 1
Amyl Nitris 0.2 Casc. Sagr. Fldext 1
Camph 0.2 Citrate, Pot. or Sod. 1
Ol. Chenopod 0.2 Ipecac 1
Aloe 0.25 Liq. Hypophysis 1
Cupr. Sulph. 0.25 Syr. Ipecac 1


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