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POSOLOGICAL TABLES. 43
TABLE OF THE DOSES OF MEDICINES.
GIVING THE DOSES OF OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL DRUGS IN
BOTH THE ENGLISH AND METRIC SYSTEMS.
Compiled Specially for Gould's Pocket Dictionary^ Fourth Edition^ and
the Physician s Visiting List.
By a. a. Stevens, A.M., M.D.,
LECTURER ON PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The Doses given are for adults ; for children, either Young's or Cowling's rule
is sufficiently accurate for most drugs, except narcotics and cathartics. Accord-
ing to Young's rule the dose is obtained by dividing the age by 12 plus the age.
3
Thus, for a child of 3 years, = J^ or \. Cowling's rule is to divide the
^
number of the next birthday by 24. Thus, for a child 5 years old, ^\ ^ %•
Of narcotics, like opium, not more than one-half of this proportion should be pre-
scribed, while of cathartics this dose may be exceeded two or three times.
For subcutaneous administration the dose should be about one-half of that given
by the mouth ; and for rectal administration about twice the amount given by the
mouth.
Remedies. Dose. Apoth. Dose. Metric.
Absinthin gr- 15-30 1.000-2.000
•
Acetal, 6.000- 1 2.000
Acetanilide (see Antifebrin).
Acetone, m 5-iS 0.333-1.000
Acid. acet. dil., 60-90 . 4.000-6.000
benzoic, gr- 5-15 • 0.333-1.000
boric, 5-15 • 0.333-1000
camphoric, 10-20 . 0.666-1.333
carbolic, X-i . 0.016-0.066
cathartic, 4-5 • 0.250-0.333
chrysophanic yk-\o 0.008-0.666
citric, 10-30 . 0.666-2.0OO
m 1.000-1.333
fluoric, dil., 15-20 .
gallic, gr- 3-15 • o. 200- 1.000
hydriodic, syrup, 2.000-12.000
. . . 'A-z
hydrobrom. dil., .... k 20-32 I-333-8000
hydrochlor. dil., .... 3-10 0.200-0.666
hydrocyan. dil., .... 0.066-0.333
1-5
•
lactic, gr- 15-30 • I.000-2.000
m 0.200-1.000
nitric dil 3-15 •
nitro-hydrochloric, I-IO 0.066-0.666
. . . .
nitro-hydrochloric dil., 5-20 0.333-1-333
.
POSOLOGICAL TABLES. 43
TABLE OF THE DOSES OF MEDICINES.
GIVING THE DOSES OF OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL DRUGS IN
BOTH THE ENGLISH AND METRIC SYSTEMS.
Compiled Specially for Gould's Pocket Dictionary^ Fourth Edition^ and
the Physician s Visiting List.
By a. a. Stevens, A.M., M.D.,
LECTURER ON PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The Doses given are for adults ; for children, either Young's or Cowling's rule
is sufficiently accurate for most drugs, except narcotics and cathartics. Accord-
ing to Young's rule the dose is obtained by dividing the age by 12 plus the age.
3
Thus, for a child of 3 years, = J^ or \. Cowling's rule is to divide the
^
number of the next birthday by 24. Thus, for a child 5 years old, ^\ ^ %•
Of narcotics, like opium, not more than one-half of this proportion should be pre-
scribed, while of cathartics this dose may be exceeded two or three times.
For subcutaneous administration the dose should be about one-half of that given
by the mouth ; and for rectal administration about twice the amount given by the
mouth.
Remedies. Dose. Apoth. Dose. Metric.
Absinthin gr- 15-30 1.000-2.000
•
Acetal, 6.000- 1 2.000
Acetanilide (see Antifebrin).
Acetone, m 5-iS 0.333-1.000
Acid. acet. dil., 60-90 . 4.000-6.000
benzoic, gr- 5-15 • 0.333-1.000
boric, 5-15 • 0.333-1000
camphoric, 10-20 . 0.666-1.333
carbolic, X-i . 0.016-0.066
cathartic, 4-5 • 0.250-0.333
chrysophanic yk-\o 0.008-0.666
citric, 10-30 . 0.666-2.0OO
m 1.000-1.333
fluoric, dil., 15-20 .
gallic, gr- 3-15 • o. 200- 1.000
hydriodic, syrup, 2.000-12.000
. . . 'A-z
hydrobrom. dil., .... k 20-32 I-333-8000
hydrochlor. dil., .... 3-10 0.200-0.666
hydrocyan. dil., .... 0.066-0.333
1-5
•
lactic, gr- 15-30 • I.000-2.000
m 0.200-1.000
nitric dil 3-15 •
nitro-hydrochloric, I-IO 0.066-0.666
. . . .
nitro-hydrochloric dil., 5-20 0.333-1-333
.
