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Bacterial fermentations CIBA lectures in microbial biochemistry. By H. A. Barker. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1957. vii + 95 pp. 12.5 × 18.5 cm. Price $3
Book Notices A Survey of State Pharmacy Laws. Compiled by JOHN M. SEUS for the National Drug Trade Con-
ber of medicaments are included to circumvent allergic and idiosyncratic reactions and t o allow for different patient responses to particular drugs. The abbreviated monographs include descriptions and constituents of drugs and dosage forms. The book is intended for the dermatologist and does not include procedures for the preparation of dosage forms. An index, with references t o prescription numbers and not page numbers, is appended. The book will undoubtedly serve a s a model for formularies for other hospital dermatology clinics.
ference. The American Pharmaceutical Association, Washington, D. C., 1957. vi 112 pp. 16.5 x 25 cm. Price $3. This compilation was prepared primarily to correlate the many different versions of those sections of the various State pharmacy laws pertaining to restriction of the sale of nonprescription drugs, so that the National Drug Trade Conference could use the information in again attempting to prepare a generally satisfactory “model” State pharmacy act. The text includes three general chapters on: Provision of State statutes as to sale of nonprescription drugs; Powers granted t o Boards of Pharmacy, Power exercised by Boards of Pharmacy; and Decisions of the courts as to definitions of the term, “patent medicines,” “proprietary medicines,” “household and domestic remedies,” and classification of articles according to restriction of sale, and other related matters. The 63 appendixes include various tables classifying States as t o the provisions of their respective laws regulating the sale of drugs by general merchants, and excerpts of specific references to the laws in the 48 States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. This valuable compilation should be a useful reference for anyone interested in the restrictive sale phase of pharmacy laws. No general index is given but the comprehensive Table of Contents serves the purpose of a detailed guide to the text.
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Dictionary of Scientific Terms. By I. F. HENDER~ON and W. D. HENDERSON.6th ed. Revised and enlarged by JOHN H. KENNETH. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York, 1957. xvi 532 pp. 14 x 22.5 cm. Price $12.50. This dictionary aims to give the pronunciation, derivation, and definition of some 14,000 terms in biology, botany, zoology, anatomy, cytology, genetics, embryology, and physiology. Specific, generic, ordinal, and other systematic names of plants and animals were omitted to limit the size of the book. The method of spelling is in the main that used in Britain with American orthography indicated in cross-references or by reproducing in the original lettering terms culled from U. S. literature. The book should be very useful in the indicated fields of biological sciences.
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Bacterial Fermentations. CIBA Lectures in Microbial Biochemistry. By H. A. BARKER. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1957. vii 95 pp. 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Price $3. This small book presents the three lectures, by the author, on those aspects of bacterial fermentation which he has investigated or which have been of particular interest to him. The subjects covered are: Biological formation of methane, The chemistry of butyric acid-butanol fermentations, and Fermentations of nitrogenous compounds. The main emphasis in each lecture is placed upon the chemistry of the energy-yielding processes. References are given after each chapter and index is appended.
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Dermatologic Formulary. From the New York Skin and Cancer Unit, Service of Dermatology. 2nd ed. By FRANCES PASCHER.Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., Medical Book Department of Harper & Bros., New York, 1957. xii 172 pp. 12.5 x 19 cm. Price $4. This book represents a hospital formulary committee’s compilation of “The most tried and useful dermatologic prescriptions, together with the briefest and simplest explanations of their uses, indications, and contraindications.” The sections of the text are introduced with brief discussions relating to: Topical remedies, Systemic therapy, Articles for clinic use, and Therapeutic aids. -4sufficient num-
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Handbook of Chemical Data. Edited by F. W. ATACK. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1957. 629 pp. 10 x 15 cm. Price $6.75. This pocket-size book includes tabulations of data that are most frequently consulted by chemists. Its main feature is the small size, which is achieved by judicious omission of less frequently required information which can be found in larger volumes. Phurmaceutacal Calculations. 3rd ed. By WILLIS T . BRADLEY,CARROLLB. GUSTAFSON,and MITCHELLJ. STOKLOSA. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1957. 13 x 20 cm. 325 pp. Price $4.50. This revision of a book that has been used by many teachers has been brought up to date and conforms with the usage of U. S. P. XV. It is designed to prepare the student for the use of arithmetic in applied pharmacy. This is done with the aid of many examples and problems. The book is well suited for the modern pharmacy curriculum, and should be useful t o practitioners as well a s students and teachers. Organic Syntheses. T‘ol. 37. Edited by JAMES CASON. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1957. vii 109 pp. 15 x 23 cm. Price $4. This volume presents preparative methods for twenty-nine compounds frequently required by organic chemists.
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ber of medicaments are included to circumvent allergic and idiosyncratic reactions and t o allow for different patient responses to particular drugs. The abbreviated monographs include descriptions and constituents of drugs and dosage forms. The book is intended for the dermatologist and does not include procedures for the preparation of dosage forms. An index, with references t o prescription numbers and not page numbers, is appended. The book will undoubtedly serve a s a model for formularies for other hospital dermatology clinics.
ference. The American Pharmaceutical Association, Washington, D. C., 1957. vi 112 pp. 16.5 x 25 cm. Price $3. This compilation was prepared primarily to correlate the many different versions of those sections of the various State pharmacy laws pertaining to restriction of the sale of nonprescription drugs, so that the National Drug Trade Conference could use the information in again attempting to prepare a generally satisfactory “model” State pharmacy act. The text includes three general chapters on: Provision of State statutes as to sale of nonprescription drugs; Powers granted t o Boards of Pharmacy, Power exercised by Boards of Pharmacy; and Decisions of the courts as to definitions of the term, “patent medicines,” “proprietary medicines,” “household and domestic remedies,” and classification of articles according to restriction of sale, and other related matters. The 63 appendixes include various tables classifying States as t o the provisions of their respective laws regulating the sale of drugs by general merchants, and excerpts of specific references to the laws in the 48 States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. This valuable compilation should be a useful reference for anyone interested in the restrictive sale phase of pharmacy laws. No general index is given but the comprehensive Table of Contents serves the purpose of a detailed guide to the text.
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Dictionary of Scientific Terms. By I. F. HENDER~ON and W. D. HENDERSON.6th ed. Revised and enlarged by JOHN H. KENNETH. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York, 1957. xvi 532 pp. 14 x 22.5 cm. Price $12.50. This dictionary aims to give the pronunciation, derivation, and definition of some 14,000 terms in biology, botany, zoology, anatomy, cytology, genetics, embryology, and physiology. Specific, generic, ordinal, and other systematic names of plants and animals were omitted to limit the size of the book. The method of spelling is in the main that used in Britain with American orthography indicated in cross-references or by reproducing in the original lettering terms culled from U. S. literature. The book should be very useful in the indicated fields of biological sciences.
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Bacterial Fermentations. CIBA Lectures in Microbial Biochemistry. By H. A. BARKER. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1957. vii 95 pp. 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Price $3. This small book presents the three lectures, by the author, on those aspects of bacterial fermentation which he has investigated or which have been of particular interest to him. The subjects covered are: Biological formation of methane, The chemistry of butyric acid-butanol fermentations, and Fermentations of nitrogenous compounds. The main emphasis in each lecture is placed upon the chemistry of the energy-yielding processes. References are given after each chapter and index is appended.
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Dermatologic Formulary. From the New York Skin and Cancer Unit, Service of Dermatology. 2nd ed. By FRANCES PASCHER.Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., Medical Book Department of Harper & Bros., New York, 1957. xii 172 pp. 12.5 x 19 cm. Price $4. This book represents a hospital formulary committee’s compilation of “The most tried and useful dermatologic prescriptions, together with the briefest and simplest explanations of their uses, indications, and contraindications.” The sections of the text are introduced with brief discussions relating to: Topical remedies, Systemic therapy, Articles for clinic use, and Therapeutic aids. -4sufficient num-
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Handbook of Chemical Data. Edited by F. W. ATACK. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1957. 629 pp. 10 x 15 cm. Price $6.75. This pocket-size book includes tabulations of data that are most frequently consulted by chemists. Its main feature is the small size, which is achieved by judicious omission of less frequently required information which can be found in larger volumes. Phurmaceutacal Calculations. 3rd ed. By WILLIS T . BRADLEY,CARROLLB. GUSTAFSON,and MITCHELLJ. STOKLOSA. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1957. 13 x 20 cm. 325 pp. Price $4.50. This revision of a book that has been used by many teachers has been brought up to date and conforms with the usage of U. S. P. XV. It is designed to prepare the student for the use of arithmetic in applied pharmacy. This is done with the aid of many examples and problems. The book is well suited for the modern pharmacy curriculum, and should be useful t o practitioners as well a s students and teachers. Organic Syntheses. T‘ol. 37. Edited by JAMES CASON. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1957. vii 109 pp. 15 x 23 cm. Price $4. This volume presents preparative methods for twenty-nine compounds frequently required by organic chemists.
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