phar·ma·co·poe·ia also phar·ma·co·pe·ia   (fär'mə-kə-pē'ə)    n.   A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use. A collection or stock of drugs. [New Latin, from Greek pharmakopoiiā, preparation of drugs, from pharmakopoios, preparing drugs : pharmako-, pharmaco- + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.] phar'ma·co·poe'ial (-pē'əl) adj., phar'ma·co·poe'ist (-pē'ĭst) n.

Main Entry: phar·ma·co·poe·ia
Variant: or phar·ma·co·pe·ia /"fär-m&-k&-'pE-(y)&/
Function: noun
1 : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations; especially : one issued by an officially recognized authority and servingas a standard —compare DISPENSATORY 1
2 : a collection or stock of drugs —phar·ma·co·poe·ial or phar·ma·co·pe·ial /-(y)&l/ adjective

pharmacopoeia phar·ma·co·poe·ia or phar·ma·co·pe·ia (fär'mə-kə-pē'ə)
n.

1. A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.

2. A collection or stock of drugs.

pharmacopoeia

book published by a government, or otherwise under official sanction, to provide standards of strength and purity for therapeutic drugs. The primary function of a pharmacopoeia is to describe the formulation of each drug on the selected list. The provisions of the pharmacopoeia are binding upon all who produce drugs and who dispense them.

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