Medicine: 22nd Dispensatory

The U. S. Pharmacopoeia, published by the U. S.

Pharmacopoeia Revision Committee (17 doctors, 33 pharmacists), contains the legal specifications for preparing and testing 568 pure drugs. The National Formulary, published by the American Pharmaceutical Association, is a compendium of 500 popular formulas. The American Pharmaceutical Recipe Book, also published by the American Pharmaceutical Association, is a collection of 2,000 formulas taken from pharmacopoeias all over the world, chemical formulas and prescriptions for dental and cosmetic preparations, poisons and antidotes. New & Nonofficial Remedies, published by the American Medical Association, describes new...

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