Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 1954 Volume.6 No.7
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The Journal of PHARMACY and PHARMACOLOGY • §•• * • • • • • :: •!: < • • • • a a 3 3 B E D F oift* a ;i*P E x & J E , : f X Q K : B f l > iN , W. C . 1 for combined ORAL PENICILLIN and ‘ SULPHAMEZATHINE ’ Therapy ‘SULMEZIL’ preparations provide an ideal means of administering ‘Sulphamezathine’ and penicillin together. They have the advantage of containing what is undoubtedly the best sulphonamide for routine use and the most stable salt of penicillin that gives reliable absorption and effective blood levels. Presented in two convenient forms :— ‘Sulm ezil’ TABLETS Each containing 0.5 gramme ‘Sulphamezathine’ Sulpha- a n d dimidine B.P. and 150,000 units o f‘Dibencil’ benzathine penicillin. ‘ S u l m e z i l ’ ORAL SUSPENSION Containing in each fluid drachm, 0.5 gramme ‘Sulpha mezathine’ Sulphadimidine B.P. and 150,000 units ‘Dibencil’ benzathine penicillin. The Suspension is pleasantly flavoured and free from the characteristic taste of either penicillin or sulphonamide. It is a stable preparation and is particularly suitable for combined therapy in children. In the treatment of bacterial infec tions sensitive to either penicillin Note J Under the National Health Sendee or sulphonamide therapy, the basic cost of 25 ‘SULMEZIL’ TAB ‘S U LM EZ IL ’ TABLETS LETS is i3/4d. Free from P.T. The basic AND ORAL SUSPENSION cost of a 50 c.c. bottle of‘SULMEZIL' provide :— ORAL SUSPENSION ; (containing 14 teaspoonful doses) is 9/4d. Free from P.T. • Cover against a wide range of organisms • Cotter against mixed infections • Increased effectiveness • Maximum convenience IMPERIAL CHEMM^'^UKlil'A'teMArEUTICALS) LTD. A subsidiary company of •Imperial Chemical Industries Limited ph.456 Wilmstow, Manchester* *. The Journal of P H A R M A C Y and PHARMACOLOGY Successor to The Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 33 BEDFORD PLACE, LONDON, W.C.l Telephone: CHAncery 6387 Telegrams: Pharmakon, Westcent, London Editor: C. H. Hampshire, C.M.G., M.B., B.S., B.Sc., F.P.S., F.R.I.C, Associate Editor: G. Brownlee, D.Sc., Ph.D,, F.P.S. Annual Subscription 50s. Single Copies 5s. Vol. VI. No. 7 July, 1954 CONTENTS page Review Article Non-Aqueous Acid-Base Titrations tn Pharmaceutical Analysis. By Per Ekeblad and Kurt Erne ... .. .. 433 Research Papers The Effect of Immune Serum on H/emagglutination by Ricin By E. G. C. Clarke ..................................................................440 Factors Influencing the Activity of Thrombin Preparations. By D. Maxwell Bryce .. .. .. .. .. 451 [Continued on page ii More Accurate Colorimetry Designed to meet the requirements of modern Long, evenly spaced density scale analytical methods, the S pek ker A bsorp and transmission scale. tio m eter incorporates the following useful Easily accessible slides for filters, features in a very convenient form. remote from heat of light source. Mains operation self-stabilised. Quickly adapted for Fluorimetry and Wear-free measuring device. Nephelometry. QUICK DELIVERY Write for booklet CH244 (Q.7) H1LGER & WATTS LTD. HILGER DIVISION 98 St. Pancras Way Camden Road London, N.W.I, England Telephone: GULliver 5571 HE ii The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology July, 1954 CONTENTS PAGE (Research Papers—continued) T h e D e t e c t io n o f t h e A l k a l o id s o f Lupitws tennis in V is c e r a . By E. H. W. J. Burden, D. N. Grindley and Riad Mansour .. 461 P harmacological S t u d ie s in t h e A pocynaceous G e n u s A s p id o - s p e r m a M a r t , a n d Z u c c . Aspodosperma Album (V a h l ) R. Ben. a n d Aspidospenna Mcgalocarpon M u e l l . Ar g . By J. N. Banerjee and J. J. Lewis .. .. .. .. .. 466 S o m e O bservations o n t h e E f f e c t o f D i f f e r e n t D r y in g M e t h o d s o n t h e G l y c o s id e C o n t e n t o f t h e L e a v e s o f Digitalis lanata. By R. M. Dash and M. L. Frith .. 471 T h e C olorimetric E s t im a t io n o f G it o x ig e n in i n P r e s e n c e o f D igitoxigenin . By D. H. E. T a t t j e .....................................................476 T h e P r e p a r a t io n o f T w o B is -D ia z o D y e s f o r I n t r a v e n o u s I n j e c t i o n . By H. S. Grainger, Thelma Carr and G. F. Somers 481 Abstracts of Scientific Literature C h e m is t r y .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 484 B iochemistry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 486 C hemotherapy ............................................................................................... 488 P harmacy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 488 P harmacognosy .. .. ................................................................489 P harmacology and T herapeutics .. .. .. .. .. 489 New Apparatus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 495 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE C. W. Maplethorpe, f.p.s., f.r.i.c. (Chairman), H. Berry, b.sc., Dlp.Bact.(Lond.), F.P.S., F.R.I.C., G. R. BOYES, L.M.S.S.A., B.Sc., P.P.S., F.R.I.C., J. H. 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