In view of the foregoing, the referee recommends that Biniodol be not accepted for New and Nonofficial Remedies, and that this report, including the clinical investigations of Drs. Cole and Keidel, be authorized for publication.
COMPARATIVE SYMPTOMS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF SEVERAL OILY SUSPENSIONS OF RED MERCURIC IODID (MERCURY BINIODID)
Report of Dr. H. N. Cole[D]
At the request of Prof. Torald Sollmann of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association, we made a comparative study of several oily preparations of red mercuric iodid for intramuscular injections in syphilis.
The information, concerning the preparations submitted to the investigators, was as follows:
OILY SOLUTION OF RED MERCURIC IODID
“It is desired to ascertain whether there is any difference between three preparations, each containing 1 per cent. of mercuric iodid, as to pain, discomfort, induration, etc. The preparations will be labeled “1,” “2” and “3.” They will be sterile.
“One of these preparations will be a plain solution in oil; another will contain, in addition, 2.5 per cent. of guaiacol; the third will be a proprietary preparation containing the guaiacol.
“It is also desirable to know how the oily solution compares with the plain watery solution; but this is of secondary importance.”