Aqueous solut. formaldehyde gas; about 35%.—Colorl., volatile liq.; pungent odor.—Non-corrosive Surgical and General Antiseptic (in wounds, abscesses, etc., for clothing, bed-linen, walls, etc.); preservative of collyria and anatomical or botanical specimens.—Applied in vapor or solut.: In surgery, 1/4—1/2% solut.; general antisepsis, 1/4—2% solut. or in vapor: for collyria, 1/10% solut.; for hardening anatomical specimens, 4—10% solut. [Other brands of this preparation are sold under special names, such as "Formalin", "Formol", etc. The Merck article is sold under its true chemical name: "Formaldehyde.">[
Formaldehyde, Para-,—see Paraformaldehyde.
Formalin or Formol,—see Formaldehyde.
Formin.
Hexamethylene-tetramine, Merck.—Alkaline cryst. powd.—Sol. in water, slightly in alcohol.—Uric-acid Solvent and Genito-urinary Antiseptic.—Uses: Gout, cystitis, etc.—Dose: 15—30 grn. daily, taken in the morning, or morning and evening, in lithia water or carbonated water.
Frangula—U.S.P.
Buckthorn.—Laxative.—Preparation: F.E. (D., 15—30 min.).
Fuchsine, Medicinal, Merck.
Fuchsine free from arsenic.—Sol. in water.—Antiseptic, Antinephritic.—Uses: Intern., nephritis, cystitis; said to reduce anasarca and arrest albuminuria.—Dose: 1/2—3 grn., several t. daily, in pills.—Caution: Do not confound with Fuchsine Dye!
Gaduol.