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WE have received from the British Drug Houses Ltd., London, N.I, leaflets describing the nature and uses of certain of their products. ‘Spironine’, a stable elixir, contains in each fluid drachm 3 grains of di-iodo-caffeine hydroiodide together with the soluble constituents of 7½ grains of coffee. It is recommended for the relief of asthma during the intermittent paroxysms. It should be given at the onset of an attack, its effect being immediate. By checking the paroxysms it prevents the development of such chronic conditions as emphysema and bronchitis. Another drug of great value in the treatment of asthma is ‘Ephedrine’, which also finds a place in the treatment of hay fever and whooping cough. Ephedrine B.D.H. is issued in tablets and in solution in ampoules, and as an elixir, an inhalant, a throat-spray and a nasal jelly. ‘Acriflavine B.D.’ is a useful antiseptic for the treatment of wounds and local septic conditions. It can also be administered by mouth (as neutral aerinavine or euflavine in enteric coated tablets) or by intravenous injection. A new edition of the firm's vitamin booklet has also been prepared. It describes the uses in general practice of ‘Radiostoleum’ (vitamins A and D concentrate), ‘Radio-Malt’ (containing vitamins A, B1 B2, and D), ‘Radiostol’ (vitamin D) and ‘Avoleum’ (vitamin A). ‘Radiostoleum’ liquid is standardised to a ‘blue’ value of 500 by the Carr-Price test and contains 3,000 international units of vitamin D (calciferol) per gram. The capsules have a ‘blue’ value of 1,000 and each contains 1,200 vitamin D units. It is recommended as a preventive against infection and also in the prophylactic and curative treatment of rickets and osteomalacia and dental caries. ‘Radiostol’ solution is prepared from pure crystalline calciferol. It is standardised to contain 3,000 vitamin D units per gram (B.P., 1932). ‘Avoleum’ is standardised to a ‘blue’ value of 1,000.
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B.D.H. Products. Nature 131, 834–835 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131834c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131834c0