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Physician's Materia Medica on Amyl Nitrite
AMYL NITRITE
Antispasmodic, reducing arterial tension and so causing momen tary acceleration of the heart beat. Used chiefly by inhalation to relax spasm, notably in asthma, in whooping cough. in spasmodic croup, in epileptic seizures, in tetanus and strychnine poisoning and in spasmodic dysmenorrhea. It is a valuable agent also in angina pec toris and in sudden heart failure, but must be used always intelli gently and with due caution remembering that it is a depressant, not a stimulant. Dose. usually 0.13 1
Antispasmodic, reducing arterial tension and so causing momen tary acceleration of the heart beat. Used chiefly by inhalation to relax spasm, notably in asthma, in whooping cough. in spasmodic croup, in epileptic seizures, in tetanus and strychnine poisoning and in spasmodic dysmenorrhea. It is a valuable agent also in angina pec toris and in sudden heart failure, but must be used always intelli gently and with due caution remembering that it is a depressant, not a stimulant. Dose. usually 0.13 1
POTASSIUM NITRITE
Produces effects similar to those of AMYL NITRITE. A valuable remedy in angina pectoris, in gastralgia and in the cases where nitroglycerin is commonly prescribed. Dose, 0-2 to 0.3 Grm. (3 to 5 grs.).1
Produces effects similar to those of AMYL NITRITE. A valuable remedy in angina pectoris, in gastralgia and in the cases where nitroglycerin is commonly prescribed. Dose, 0-2 to 0.3 Grm. (3 to 5 grs.).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.