phar·ma·co·poe·ia or phar·ma·co·pe·ia (fär m -k-p  )n. 1. A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use. 2. A collection or stock of drugs. |
pharmacopoeia
[fär′məkəpē′ə]
Etymology: Gk, pharmakon + poiein, to make
1 a compendium containing descriptions, recipes, strengths, standards of purity, and dosage forms for selected drugs.
2 the available stock of drugs in a pharmacy.
3 the total of all authorized drugs available within the jurisdiction of a given geographic or political area. Also spelled pharmacopeia. See also British Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopeia.
pharmacopeia, pharmacopoeia
an authoritative treatise on drugs and their preparations. For example the European Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopeia, British Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmaceutical Codex, United States Dispensatory. See also martindale.
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