Sodium Bromide Elixir, NF
Other Name: Elixir Sodii
Bromidi
Formula:
Sodium Bromide 175 g
Purified Water 460 ml
Syrup 200 ml
Aromatic Elixir, q.s.
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To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the sodium bromide in
the purified water. And the syrup and sufficient aromatic elixir to make the
product measure 1000 ml. Mix well and filter, if necessary, to produce a clear
product.
Possible Uses: Sedative and
mild hypnotic. Also in the symptomatic treatment of epilepsy. Dose would be 5
ml.
Warning: Included in Schedule
of Controlled Substances
Sodium Butabarbital Elixir, NF
Description: Each 100 ml
contains 560 – 630 mg of C10H15N2NaO3.
Formula:
Sodium Butabarbital 6g
Sodium Saccharin 1 g
Compound Orange Spirit 1.5 ml
Anethole 0.034 ml
Alcohol 300 ml
Propylene Glycol 350 ml
Tartrazine (FD & C Yellow
No. 5) 0.1 g
Purified Water, q.s. _________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the sodium
butabarbital, sodium saccharin, compound orange spirit and anethole in the alcohol.
Add the propylene glycol. Dissolve the tartrazine in 50 ml of purified water
and add to the first solution. Finally, add sufficient purified water to make
the product measure 1000 ml. Mix well and filter, if necessary, to produce a
clear elixir.
Uses: Sedative and hypnotic.
It is an “intermediate-acting” barbiturate.
Dose: 5 ml
Warning: Included in Schedule
of Controlled Substances
Sodium Pentobarbital Elixir,
USP
Other Name: Elixir
Pentobarbitali or Pentobarbital Elixir
Formula:
Sodium Pentobarbital 4 g
Diluted Hydrochloric Acid 6 ml
Glycerin 450 ml
Orange Oil 0.75 ml
Caramel 2 g
Syrup 150 ml
Alcohol 150 ml
Purified Water, q.s.
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To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the sodium
pentobarbital in purified water, add the glycerin, alcohol, orange oil, caramel
and syrup. Mix well, add the dilute hydrochloric acid and sufficient purified
water to measure 1000 ml. Mix and filter, if necessary.
Uses: Sedative-hypnotic drug
Dose: Orally taken 15 to 300
mg, usually oral – 100 mg at bedtime.
Warning: Included in Schedule
of Controlled Substances
Terpin Hydrate Elixir, NF
Other Name: Elixir Terpini
Hydratis
Formula:
Terpin hydrate 17 g
Sweet Orange Peel Tincture 20
ml
Benzaldehyde 0.05 ml
Glycerin 400 ml
Syrup 100 ml
Alcohol 430 ml
Purified Water, q.s. _________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the terpin hydrate in
the alcohol, add the rest of the ingredients and sufficient quantity of
purified water to make 1000 ml. Mix and filter, if necessary.
Dose: Usual dose is 5 ml which
is equivalent to 85 mg of terpin hydrate.
Note: The terpin hydrate is
dissolved due to the high alcoholic content of the elixir. Sweet orange peel
tincture may be replaced by 1 ml of orange oil dissolved in 15 ml of alcohol.
Incompatibilities: Dilution of
this elixir with water or liquids with low alcoholic content causes
precipitation of the terpin hydrate.
Terpin Hydrate and Codeine
Elixir, NF
Other Name: Elixir Terpini Hydratis
et Codeine.
Formula:
Codeine 2 g
Terpin Hydrate Elixir, q.s.
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To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the
codeine in sufficient quantity of terpin hydrate elixir to make the product
measure 1000 ml.
Uses: Expectorant and sedative
used to allay excessive coughing. The value resides primarily on its codeine
content.
Doses: Usual is 5 ml,
equivalent to 10 mg of codeine and 85 mg of terpin hydrate.
Warning: Included in Schedule
of Controlled Substances
