pharmacopeia
Noun
Meaning
(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
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postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections
If cocktails didn’t work—or if the penitent sufferer could not bear the thought of that option—a pharmacopeia of nostrums was available at every Cincinnati pharmacy.
Its growth was backed up by a robust Ayurveda pharmacopeia.
In the United States, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) sets standards for the most commonly used vitamins and preparations thereof.
It required that active ingredients be placed on the label of a drug’s packaging and that drugs could not fall below purity levels established by the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.
The United States Pharmacopeia and FDA recommend that practitioners refrain from using DTO in prescriptions, given this potential for confusion.