pharmacopoeia

See also: pharmacopœia

English

Alternative forms

• pharmacopœia
• pharmacopeia

Etymology

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːməkəˈpiːə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑɹ.mə.kəˈpi.ə/
• Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias or pharmacopoeiae)

1. (pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
2. (pharmacology) A collection of drugs.

Derived terms

• pharmacopoeial
• pharmacopoeic
• pharmacopoeist

 

Translations

official book of medicines

• Arabic: دُسْتُور أَدْوِيَة (dustūr ʔadwiya)
• Armenian:

  Middle Armenian: ախրապատին (axrapatin)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藥典／药典 (zh) (yàodiǎn)

• Czech: lékopis m, farmakopea f
• Dutch: farmacopee (nl) f
• Finnish: farmakopea (fi)
• German: Arzneibuch
• Greek: φαρμακοποιία (el) f (farmakopoiía)
• Hungarian: gyógyszerkönyv (hu)
• Indonesian: farmakope (id)
• Latin: pharmacopoeia f
• Spanish: farmacopea f
• Swedish: farmakopé (sv) c, receptbok (sv) c

collection of drugs

• Finnish: lääkekaappi (fi), lääkevarasto
• Hungarian: gyógyszerkészlet (hu)

See also

an official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation

• codex
• dispensatory
• formulary