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Show THE RIGHT TIME TO TAKE MEDICINES BEFORE BREAKFAST Saline laxatives, mineral oil emulsion, vermin-fuges, alkaline powders for hypoacidity. DURING THE FORENOON Sedatives, cardiac tonics, intestinal antiseptics. At least 2 hours before the noon meal. BEFORE MEALS Bitters, all medicines intended to stimulate appetite, quinine, medicines containing iodides or iodine. AT THE BEGINNING OF MEALS Remedies containing iron, or arsenic, hypo-phosphites and phosphorous preparations. DURING THE MEAL Gland preparations. AT THE END OF THE MEAL Bromides, creosote, cod liver oil. AFTER MEALS (one hour) Remedies containing belladonna, alkaline powders, intestinal antiseptics. BETWEEN MEALS Cough remedies, especially syrups, salicylates and other antirheumatics. JUST BEFORE GOING TO BED Sedatives and hypnotics, remedies, which regulate blood circulation, mineral oil emulsion. DOSES PROPORTIONATE TO AGE SCALE OF GUYS HOSPITAL, LONDON One is used as the unit in this table. The dose for children may also be calculated by the two following methods: 1. Divide the age by the age plus 12; the result will be the proportionate dose. For instance, a child three years old would receive 3 divided by 3 plus 12, that is, three divided by 15, result is 1 5. A child three years old would receive one-fifth of the adult dose. 2. Take one- twentieth of the adult dose, and multiply the result by the age. For instance, the full therapeutic dose is 10 grains. One-twentieth of this is 12. A child six years old would receive 12 multiplied by six; that is, three grains. This rule applies only up to 20 years. There are exceptions to these rules of proportionate doses. Excepting under urgent circumstances, an opiate should never be administered to an infant. On the other hand, children tolerate large doses of calomel, belladonna, hyoscyamus, or arsenic. Monday 54 DAYS PAST FEBRUARY 24 311 DAYS TO COME I washed my hair, did some laundry baked bread and spent some time on Jrs memory book. A nice letter from mary ate Menlo Pork. Dr has quite a cold Medicine absorbs the physicians whole being because it is concerned with the entire human organism- GOETHE WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY |
