Actions and Uses.—This is one of the compounds which it is claimed increase the elimination of uric acid by forming very soluble compounds with that substance. It has been recommended for gout and chronic rheumatism. Dosage.—1 to 2 grammes (15 to 30 grains), largely diluted with water. Manufactured by Farbenfabriken, vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co., Elberfeld, Germany (Continental Color & Chemical Co., New York). CREOSOTAL. A mixture of carbonic acid esters, analogous to guaiacol carbonate, prepared from creosote. Actions and Uses.—Creosotal has the same action as creosote, but is claimed to be non-toxic and devoid of irritant properties. It is recommended as a substitute for creosote for internal exhibition in tuberculosis, pneumonia, and as an intestinal antiseptic. Dosage.—From 0·3 to 2·0 grammes (5 to 30 grains) for children, to 1 to 4 grammes (15 to 60 grains) for adults in milk, coffee, wine, cod-liver oil or emulsion. Externally it may be applied undiluted. Manufactured by Farbenfabriken, vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co., Elberfeld, Germany (Continental Color & Chemical Co., New York). Fabrik von Heyden, Radebeul, near Dresden. DENTALONE. A 30 per cent. solution of chloretone in a mixture of oils of gaultheria, cloves and cassia. Actions and Uses.—Dentalone possesses pronounced anesthetic properties and is intended for use by dentists in the treatment of exposed nerves in decayed teeth. Prepared by Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich. DERMATOL. A name applied to Bismuthi Subgallas, U. S. P. Manufactured by Meister, Lucius & Bruening, Hoechst a. M. (Victor Koechl & Co., New York). DIABETIN. A pure, crystallized fructose (levulose), CH_{2}OH·CHOH·CHOH. CHOH·CO·CH_{2}OH = C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}, absolutely free from dextrose (ordinary glucose). Actions and Uses.—Levulose is metabolized in the body by other agencies than those that act on dextrose and most of the other sugars and appears to be more completely utilized by the diabetic organism than the other sugars. It is recommended for the nutrition and for sweetening the food and drink of diabetics, in pulmonary tuberculosis, infantile malnutrition and marasmus. Dosage:—It is given in diabetes in daily quantities of 30 to 60 grammes (1 to 2 ounces); in grave forms of the disease the amount is reduced to from 12 to 24 grammes (3 to 6 drachms) daily. Manufactured by Chemische Fabrik auf Actien, vorm. E. Schering, Berlin (Schering & Glatz, New York). DIONIN. Dionin, C_{17}H_{17}NO(OH) (OC_{2}H_{5}HCl) + H_{2}O = (C_{19}H_{21}O_{3}ClN + H_{2}O), the hydrochloride of the ethyl ester of morphine.