| pharmacopoeias | 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. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pharmacopolist | One who sells medicines; an apothecary. Origin: L. Pharmacopola, Gr.; medicine + to sell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pharmacopsychosis | Rarely used term for a psychosis causally related to taking a drug. Origin: pharmaco-+ psychosis (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharmacoresistent epilepsy | Epilepsy not adequately controlled by medication. Synonym: pharmacoresistent epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharmacosiderite | <chemical> A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals; cube ore. Origin: Gr. Drug, poison + E. Siderite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pharmacotherapy | Treatment of disease by means of drugs. See: chemotherapy. Origin: pharmaco-+ G. Therapeia, therapy (05 Mar 2000) |