Pharmacopeia, Pharmacopoeia
- Pharmacopeia, Pharmacopoeia
A
work containing monographs of
therapeutic agents, standards for their
strength and
purity, and their formulations. The various national pharmacopeias are referred to by abbreviations, of which the following are the most frequently encountered:
USP, the
P. of the United States of America (United States P.); BP,
British Pharmacopoeia; Codex medicamentarius, the
French P.; I.C. Add. (or BA), the Indian and Colonial Addendum to the BP; IP, International P.; P. Austr., the Austrian P.; Ph.G., the German P. (
D.A.B.); P. Helv., the Swiss P.. The first edition of the USP was compiled in 1820 and was made a legal
standard by the terms of the National
Food and Drugs Act in January, 1907. [G. pharmakopoiia, fr. pharmakon, a
medicine, + poieo, to make]
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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pharmacopeia — or pharmacopoeia [fär΄mə kō pē′ə] n. 〚ModL < Gr pharmakopoiïa < pharmakon, drug + poiein, to make: see POET1〛 1. an authoritative book containing a list and description of drugs and medicines together with the standards established under law for… … Universalium
pharmacopeia — or pharmacopoeia [fär΄mə kō pē′ə] n. [ModL < Gr pharmakopoiïa < pharmakon, drug + poiein, to make: see POET1] 1. an authoritative book containing a list and description of drugs and medicines together with the standards established under… … English World dictionary
pharmacopoeia — pharmacopoeial, pharmacopoeic, adj. pharmacopoeist, n. /fahr meuh keuh pee euh/, n. Pharm. 1. a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal… … Universalium
Pharmacopeia — Also spelled pharmacopoeia, an official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopeia. By extension, a pharmacopeia is a collection or stock of drugs. * * * phar·ma·co·pe·ia (fahr″mə ko… … Medical dictionary
Pharmacopoeia — An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By extension, a pharmacopoeia is a collection or stock of drugs. * * * phar·ma·co·poe·ia or phar·ma·co·pe·ia .fär mə kə pē (y)ə n 1) a book… … Medical dictionary
pharmacopoeia — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)məkoʊpi͟ːə[/t]] pharmacopoeias N COUNT (The spelling pharmacopeia is also used, mainly in American English.) A pharmacopoeia is an official book that lists all the drugs that can be used to treat people in a particular country, and… … English dictionary
pharmacopoeia — also pharmacopeia noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek pharmakopoiia preparation of drugs, from Greek pharmako + poiein to make more at poet Date: 1621 1. a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations; especially one issued … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharmacopeia — noun see pharmacopoeia … New Collegiate Dictionary
pharmacopoeia — [ˌfα:məkə pi:ə] (US also pharmacopeia) noun 1》 a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use. 2》 a stock of medicinal drugs. Origin C17: mod. L., from Gk pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs … English new terms dictionary
United States Pharmacopeia — The [http://www.usp.org United States Pharmacopeia] is an official public standards–setting authority for all prescription and over–the–counter medicines and other health care products manufactured or sold in the United States. USP also sets… … Wikipedia
