Oleinatum Cocainae, B.P.C. Oleinate of Cocaine.

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Synonyms.—Oleatum Cocainae; Oleate of Cocaine.

Related entry: Coca

Cocaine 5.00 | ¼ ounce
Alcohol 5.00 | 120 minims
Oleic Acid, by weight 50.00 | 2 ½ ounces
Olive Oil, by weight to 100.00 | to 5 ounces

Triturate the cocaine with the alcohol in a tared evaporating dish with a glass rod, add about an equal volume of oleic acid, warm the dish, and stir until the alcohol has evaporated; then add the remainder of the oleic acid, stir until the cocaine is dissolved, and add the olive oil.


The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.