Antipyrin Compounds

The following are the doses of the chief compounds : Acetyl-salicylate (aco-pyrin), 5 to 15 grains; Amygdalate (tussol), 5 to 15 grains ; Caffeino-citrate, 7 1/2 to 15 grains; Chino-pyrhiy 8 to 24 grains; Hydrochloride, 5 to 10 grains ; Iodopyrin, 5 to 20 grains ; Monobromide (bromopyrin), 5 to 20 grains ; Salicylate (see Sail-pyrin).

Antirheumol

A salicylic ester of glycerin, in white crystals, for rheumatism. Dose: 5 to 20 grains.

Antisclerosin

Tablets of a mixture of sodium sulphate (0.04 gramme), sodium chloride (0.4), sodium phosphate (0.012), calcium glycerophosphate (0.012), sodium carbonate (0.016), and magnesium phosphate (0.016). Dose: Two tablets thrice a day for arteriosclerosis.

Antisepsin, or para-bromacet-anilide (C6H4.BrNH.COCH3), is used as an antiseptic externally, and as an antipyretic and sedative internally, the dose being 1/4 to 1 grain {with caution).

Antiseptin(ZincBromo-thymo-late) is a proprietary antiseptic stated to contain 85 parts of zinc sulphate, 2 1/2 parts each of thymol and zinc iodide, and 10 parts of boric acid.

Antiseptol (cinchonine iodo-sulphate) contains 50 per cent, of iodine, and is used externally as a substitute for iodoform, and internally as an antipyretic in doses of 1 to 5 grains.

Antispasmine

A reddish, slightly hygroscopic powder, which is a mixture of sodium salicylate and narceine sodium (narceine 50 per cent.). Is an antispasmodic and sedative used in whooping-cough and other spasmodic bronchial affections, the dose being 1/8 grain for children under six months and I grain for those over three years.

Antithermin, orphenylhydrazin-levulinate, occurs in colourless, tasteless crystals, almost insoluble in water. Dose as an antipyretic and in pulmonary phthisis and Bright's disease, 3 grains thrice daily.

Anti-thyroidin, or antithyroid serum. - The serum of thyroidecto-mised animals, used in goitre.

Antituman

Sodium chon-dritin-sulphonate, a constituent of the arterial walls and of cartilage ; for cancer. Dose (by hypodermic injection): 1 1/2 grain.

Antitussin

A proprietary ointment for whooping-cough, of which the active principle is difluorodi-phenyl (5 per cent.).

Antyase

A bacterial vaccine given hypodermically in doses of 1/32 grain as a preventive of typhoid fever.

Anusol

The name applied to proprietary suppositories for intestinal affections. See p. 195.

Anytin is the name given to a 33-per-cent. solution of ichthyol-sul-phonate, from which anytol is made in two forms-viz., metasol (meta-cresol-anytol), a mixture of 2 parts of cresol and 3 parts of anytin ; and eucasol (eucalyptol-anytol), a mixture of 1 part of eucalyptol and 3 parts of anytin. They are antiseptics.

Aperitol

Iso - valeryl - acetyl -phenolphthalein. Laxative dose: 1 to 6 grains.

Aphrodine

The trade-mark name for yohimbine.