pharmacopoeias as topic

Preferred Label : pharmacopoeias as topic;

MeSH definition : Authoritative treatises on drugs and preparations, their description, formulation, analytic composition, physical constants, main chemical properties used in identification, standards for strength, purity, and dosage, chemical tests for determining identity and purity, etc. They are usually published under governmental jurisdiction (e.g., USP, the United States Pharmacopoeia; BP, British Pharmacopoeia; P. Helv., the Swiss Pharmacopoeia). They differ from FORMULARIES in that they are far more complete: formularies tend to be mere listings of formulas and prescriptions.; Works about authoritative treatises on drugs and preparations, their description, formulation, analytic composition, physical constants, main chemical properties used in identification, standards for strength, purity, and dosage, chemical tests for determining identity and purity, etc.;

MeSH hyponym : national formulary; Formulary, National; Formularies, National; National Formularies;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with FORMULARIES AS TOPIC which, usually mere lists, are less complete; do not confuse with the Publication Type PHARMACOPOEIAS; specify country if pertinent;

Details

Origin ID

D010602;

UMLS CUI

C1956228;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
Metaterm(s)
- pharmacy [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- national formulary [MeSH concept]
- pharmacopoeias as topic [MeSH concept]
See also
- formularies [CISMeF resources Type]
- formularies as topic [MeSH Descriptor]
- monograph pharmacy [CISMeF resources Type]
Semantic type(s)
- Intellectual Product [UMLS semantic type]

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