Excerpt from The Pocket Formulary and Synopsis of the British and Foreign Pharmacopoeias: Comprising Standard and Approved Formulae for the Preparations and Compounds Employed in Medical Practice In this Ninth Edition are all the formula of the British Pharmacopoeia of 1867. The precedence being given to this, which includes the best part of all the pharmacopaias, the formula of B. P. 1864, of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, the United States, and the Paris Codex, are now omitted, except where presenting marked features of difference. The latest editions of these works have been consulted, and many valuable forms added from other sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.