Official compilation of medicinal substances and/or articles with descriptions, tests and formulas for preparing them, selected by a recognized authority The pharmacopoeia issued for a country is the legal standard of that nation Also spelled pharmacopoeia See official compendium
A pharmacopoeia is an official book that lists all the drugs that can be used to treat people in a particular country, and describes how to use them. an official book giving information about medicines (pharmakopoiia , from pharmakon ( PHARMACY) + poiein )
Authorized treatise on drugs or dietary supplement and their preparation, especially a book containing formulas and information that provides a standard for preparation and dispensation