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I66 NOTES ON THE NEWER REMEDIES.
and headache. Pyoktanin has caused violent gastro-in-
testinal irritation accompanied with albuminuria.
PYRAZOL.
This is the phenylmetlylpjfra.sdol-carbonic acid, recently
tried in practical medicine.
Therapeutic Applications.-This acid is said to pos-
sess a composition similar to that of antipyrin, yet it
lacks antipyretic properties. Pyrazol has been used as
a diuretic, and its effects are said to have been satisfac-
tory.
Administration.-The dose of this remedy is from 15
to 30 grains (I to 2 grammes).
PYRIDIN.
This substance, which must not be confounded with
pyrodin (hydracetin), is obtained from bone-oil by the
action of sulphuric acid. Its composition is represented
by the formula C5H,N. Bases of pyridin occur in to-
bacco-smoke.
Physical Properties.-When pure, pyridin is a color-
less liquid with a peculiar odor and a pungent taste. It
boils at 242.6 F. ( 170 C.); its sp. gr. at 320 F. (o C.)
is 0.9858.
Solubility.-This drug is readily soluble in water.
Therapeutic Applications.-lPvridin has given good
results in the treatment of angina pectoris and asthma,
and is said also to be an effective cardiac stimulant.
Gonorrhea is said to be benefited by this drug.
Administration.-The dose of this medicament is
from 2 to 4 minims (0.12 to 0.24 gramme) thrice daily.
It is best administered, however, by inhalation (I to 1_
drachms (3.75 to 5.66 grammes) being placed on a dish
in the room of an asthmatic patient-a quantity which
is evaporated in about one or one and one-half hourss.
For local injections, as in gonorrhoea, the watery solution
may have a strength of I : 300.
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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/m1/165/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.