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HO11fA TR OPINE.
Physical Properties.-Hemol appears as a blackish-
brown powder.
Therapeutic Applications.-This drug has been found
useful as a hematinic, especially in the treatment of
chlorosis.
Administration.-Hemol is given in doses of from
I 2 to 7I grains (o.I to 0.5 gramme) three times a day,
in the form of wafers or chocolate tablets.1
HOMATROPINE.
This is a by-product occurring in the preparation of
atropine, but it has also been synthetically prepared from
tropic acid and tropin, two derivatives of the belladonna
alkaloid. The composition of homatropine is C16H21O,.
Physical Properties.-This drug occurs in white
crystalline prisms.
Solubility. -Homatropine is readily soluble in water.
Therapeutic Applications.-Although there are
several salts of this drug, the one most commonly used
is the hydrobromate. It is employed in those diseases in
which atropine is indicated. Homatropine is also a
mydriatic, and has been found of service in the night-
sweats of phthisis.
Administration.-The dose of hzomatropine hjdrobro-
mate is from Tzo to _ of a grain (0.0005 to 0.oI00
gramme). For local applications to the eye, solutions
of the strength of 4 grains to the ounce (0.25 in 30.00
grammes) may be employed.
1 Under the name of ferratin, two varieties of a fine reddish-brown
powder have lately been introduced. Ferratin is reported to be a com-
pound of iron extracted from the hog's liver. The new substance is said
to contain 6 per cent. of the metal. The sodium-ferratin, one of the
powders, is soluble in water; it has been tried with alleged success as
a hcmatinic. It may be administered in daily doses of from 15 to 221/
grains (I to 1.5 grammes). For children daily amounts of from 1 to 712
grains (0.o6 to 0o.50 gramme) may be employed. During the use of
ferratin, acid articles of food had better be avoided. A watery solution
of the sodium powder mixed with milk is advantageous in the case of
children.Io7
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Cerna, David. Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition, book, 1894; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143542/m1/106/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.