Creosote Carbonate.
Creosotal.—Light-brown, odorl., sl. bitter liq.—Sol. in oils (5 parts cod-liver oil), alcohol, ether; insol. in water.—Antitubercular.—Dose: 20 min., grad. increased to 80 min., 3 t. per day.
Creosote from Beechwood, Merck.—U.S.P.
Dose: 1—3 ♏, gradually increased to limit of tolerance, in pills, capsules, or with wine or brandy.—Max. Initial D.: 5 ♏ single; 15 ♏ daily.—Antidotes: Emetics, stomach pump, soluble sulphates (such as Glauber or Epsom salt).—Caution: Wherever Creosote is indicated for internal medication, Creosote from Beechwood should be dispensed; and under no circumstances should "Creosote from Coal Tar" be given, unless explicitly so directed. Wood Creosote and Coal-Tar Creosote differ very widely in their action on the human body: Wood Creosote is comparatively harmless; Coal-Tar Creosote decidedly poisonous.—Preparation: Water (1%).
Merck's Beechwood Creosote is absolutely free from the poisonous cœrulignol found in some of the wood creosote on the market.
Creosote Phosphite.
Phosphotal.—Oily liq.: 90% creosote.—Sol. in alcohol, glycerin, oils.—Antitubercular, Anticachectic.—Dose: Same as of creosote; in pills, wine, or elixir.
Cubebs—U.S.P.
Dose: 15—60 grn.—Preparations: F.E. (1:1); Oil (D., 5—15 min.); Oleores. (D., 10—30 min.); Tr. (1:5); Troches (1/2 min. oleores.).
Cupro-hemol Merck.