Pharmacopoeias Pharmacopoeias - Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopoeia, the International Pharmacopoeipeia, European Pharmacopoeia, the International Pharmacopoeia (Paperback)

Chapters: Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopoeia, the International Pharmacopoeia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pharmacopoeia or pharmacopeia (usual US spelling) (literally, 'drug-making'), in its modern technical sense, is a book containing directions for the identification of samples and the preparation of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society. In a broader sense it is a reference work for pharmaceutical drug specifications. The name has also been applied to similar compendia issued by private individuals. The word derives from Ancient Greek (pharmakopoieia), from - (pharmako-) 'drug', followed by the verb-stem - (poie-) 'make' and finally the abstract noun ending - (-ia). These three elements together can be rendered as 'drug-mak-ing'. In Latin, the Greek spellings (k), (oi), (ei) are respectively written as c, and i, giving the spelling pharmacopia. In English, the Latin may be rendered as oe or e, giving us the two English spellings pharmacopoeia and pharmacopeia. Although older writings exist which deal with herbal medicine, such as Edwin Smith Papyrus in Egypt, Plinys pharmacopoeia and De Materia Medica ( ), a five volume book originally written in Greek by Pedanius Dioscorides, are considered the major initial works in the field. The later is considered to be precursor to all modern pharmacopoeias, and is one of the most influential herbal books in history. In fact it remained in use until about CE 1600. A number of early pharmacopoeia books were written by Persian physicians. These included The Canon of Medicine of Avicenna in 1025, books by Abu-Rayhan Biruni in the 11th century, c Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) in the 12th cent...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3007