Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary - With Comments

[Authority to use for comment the Pharmacopeia of the United States of America, ninth decennial revision, in this volume, has been granted by the Board of Trustees of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, which Board of Trustees is in no way responsible for the accuracy of any translations of the official weights and measures, or for any statement as to the strength of official preparations. The Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary are now recognized by federal and state laws as standards for drugs and their preparations. Physicians who prescribe Pharmacopeial or National Formulary drugs or preparations, therefore, are more likely to obtain a good and constant quality than if they prescribe unofficial articles, i.e., articles that have no legalized standard. Hence medical men are interested in knowing what drugs and preparations are included in these two books of standards. Both the Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary, however, contain a vast amount of technical information, of value to pharmacists but of little interest to physicians. The Journal of the American Medical Association in 1907 issued the Physicians Manual of the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary, a book designed to meet the needs of physicians in this respect. The fact that this book did meet a real need is evidenced by the continued demand for it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 41778
Author: Hewlett, Albion Walter
Release Date: Jan 4, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Puckner, William August, 1864-, Sollmann, Torald Hermann, 1874-1965, Wilbert, Martin I. (Martin Inventius), 1865-1916