Scoville's : The art of compounding /
Glenn L. Jenkins, Don E. Francke, Edward A. Brecht, and Glen J. Sperandio.
- Ninth Edition.
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1957
- viii, 539 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The prescription -- 2. Nomenclature and vocabulary -- 3. Powders, capsules and effervescent salts -- 4. Pills -- 5. Tablets -- 6. Lozenges and similar preparations -- 7. Simple, compound, and stock solutions -- 8. Percentage, saturated, and gaseous solutions -- 9. Isotonic solutions and PH -- 10. Parenteral solutions -- 11. Ophthalmic solutions -- 12. Solutions for special applications -- 13. Colloidal solutions -- 14. Allergenic solutions -- 15. Liquids containing insoluble substances -- 16. Emulsions -- 17. Ointments and ointment-type preparations -- 18. Suppositories -- 19. Miscellaneous external preparations -- 20. Sterilization and disinfection -- 21. Homeopathic pharmacy -- 22. Incompatibilities -- 23. Incompatibilities: therapeutic -- 24. Incompatibilities: pharmaceutical I. Physical -- 25. Incompatibilities: pharmaceutical II. Chemical -- 26. Incompatibilities of organic substances.
The trend in modern medical practice makes pharmacy an increasingly important health profession. The introduction of large numbers of new drugs continues at so rapid a pace that frequent editions of a textbook in the area of compounding and dispensing become necessary.