TY - JOUR T1 - "The administration of arsphenamin" AU - Young H Y1 - 1919/07/12 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1919.02610280058022 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 131 EP - 131 VL - 73 IS - 2 N2 - To the Editor:  —In recent issues of The Journal there has been some discussion as to the propriety of giving neo-arsphenamin in concentrated solutions. While serving as urologist to the American Army Schools at Langres, I had considerable experience with this drug, and my observations may be of interest to your readers. It was the custom in the American Expeditionary Forces to give the French novarsenobenzol brand of neo-arsphenamin in 2 c.c. of sterile distilled water. This technic was approved and adopted by the men in charge of the Urological Section of Medical and Surgical Consultants, and was described in the Manual of Military Urology, published for use by all urologists in the A. E. F.The technic is simple. The neck of the ampule is filled and the tip broken off. An ampule containing 2 c.c. of sterile distilled water is then broken at both ends and the water SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1919.02610280058022 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610280058022 ER -