A publication listing standard drug formulas.
A legally recognized compendium of standards for drugs, published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., and revised periodically. It includes also assays and tests for the determination of strength, quality and purity.
A pharmacopeia issued every 5 years, but with periodic supplements, prepared under the supervision of a national committee of pharmacists, pharmacologists, physicians, chemists, biologists, and other scientific and allied personnel. The U.S. Pharmacopeia was adopted as standard in 1906. Beginning with the U.S. Pharmacopeia XIX, 1975, the National Formulary has been included in that publication.
A document endorsed by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it contains detailed specifications about pharmaceuticals including their chemical properties, applications, suggested dosages, contradictions, and adverse reactions, among other things.