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it is not so well tolerated, as a general rule, as is morphine, yet
patients who cannot bear morphine will bear atropine.
Therapeutic Uses.—See Belladonna.
Dose.—Of sulphate of atropine, gr. jh to gr. in . For an
anodyne and antispasmodic, hypodermically injected, the dose
is 1fllij=gr. lio, as a commencement. An ointment is made of
atropine gr. viij, rectified spirit foss, lard §j.
The antidote in cases of poisoning by Belladonna and its
alkaloid is an infusion of galls and lime water, first evacuating
the stomach as speedily as possible.
Dental Uses.— In dental practice, sulphate of atropine is
applied externally to obtund the sensitiveness of inflamed pulps
of teeth, preparatory to their treatment, and to their devital-
ization •, it is also applied to acute inflammations, depending upon
alveolar periostitis and abscess. It forms one of the ingredients
of a nerve paste, for devitalizing pulps of teeth, being substituted
for the acetate of morphine, but there is doubt as to its being so
effective as the morphine salts ; in facial neuralgia, in the form
of an ointment ; in neuralgia and in profuse salivation. As an
anodyne for internal use, it proves eflicacious in relieving intense
pain, such as may result from an inflamed pulp or periosteum
;
also internally, or in the form of hypodermic injections, for the
relief of facial neuralgia; for such a purpose 120 of a grain of the
atropine sulphate is often combined with morphine sulphate.

DENTAL FORMULA.
For Facial Neuralgia. For Facial A'euralgia.
R. Atropine sulphat. . . gr.j R. Pulverisbelladonnoe . . gr.x
Adipis M. Camphorce 5 ss
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Spiritus rectificati M.
SiGNA.—To be applied in the form of . . q.s.
Signa.—To be applied with a camel's-
an ointment, over seat of pain.
hair brush.
For A'eiiralgia.
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li . Atropine sulphatis . . gr.ss
Aconitince gr.iss R- Atropine sulphat. . . gr.v
Aquse destillat f,^iii. ^L
Olei tiglii gtt.ij
Ung. petrolei . ... ^ij. M. SiGNA.—L'se on a compress and renew
Signa.—Apply externally. several times in 24 hours, and con-