pharmacopeias
Official medicine catalogs
Pharmacopeias are official reference books listing medicinal drugs along with their standards, formulas, and methods of preparation.
Each country typically maintains its own pharmacopeia as an authoritative guide for pharmaceutical practice: the United States Pharmacopeia, the British Pharmacopoeia.
The term extends to any comprehensive collection of drugs or remedies.
Also spelled pharmacopoeias.
Approved medication inventory
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- monographsScholarly single-topic publications
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
index · catalog · edition · publication · listing · documentation · nomenclature · classification
Therapeutic chemical compounds
- medicinesTreatments for ailments
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- remediesTreatments that restore health
- tincturesMedicinal solutions in alcohol
elixirs · botanicals · herbals · medicinals · preparations · compounds · extracts · decoctions
Traditional Hindu healing practice
- TCMClassic film network
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices
- indigenousOriginating in a region
traditional · ancient · classical · historical · apothecary · herbalism · plant-based · natural
U.S. health regulator
- USPDrug purity benchmark
- BPCardiovascular force measurement
- EPShort music collection
- JPJustice of peace
compliance · licensing · oversight · enforcement · official · legal · authority · inspection
Uncontaminated quality
- potencyDegree of strength
- qualityStandard or attribute
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
identity · stability · uniformity · validation · testing · verification · consistency · calibration
formulary
Approved medication inventory
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- monographsScholarly single-topic publications
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
compendium · index · catalog · edition · publication · listing · documentation · nomenclature · classification · entries
drugs
Therapeutic chemical compounds
- medicinesTreatments for ailments
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- remediesTreatments that restore health
tinctures · elixirs · botanicals · herbals · medicinals · preparations · compounds · extracts · decoctions · infusions
Ayurveda
Traditional Hindu healing practice
- TCMClassic film network
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices
indigenous · traditional · ancient · classical · historical · apothecary · herbalism · plant-based · natural
FDA
U.S. health regulator
JP · compliance · licensing · oversight · enforcement · official · legal · authority · inspection · certification
purity
Uncontaminated quality
specifications · identity · stability · uniformity · validation · testing · verification · consistency · calibration · precision
pharmacopeiasold wives' tales
Traditional unfounded beliefs
quack medicine · snake oil · folk remedies · herbal lore · home remedies
pharmacopeiasmedical textbooks
Educational health science volumes