An Universal Formulary: Containing the Methods of Preparing and Administering Officinal and Other Medicines; The Whole Adapted to Physicians and Pharmaceutists (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert Eglesfeld Griffith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 033108550X ISBN 13: 9780331085501

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Essential reference for physicians and apothecaries, this formulary presents medicines in clear, long-form language to reduce prescription mistakes.

This volume compiles officinal and other preparations, focusing on practical utility for the physician and apothecary. It explains weights, measures, and abbreviations, and includes guidance on sick-room management and medicine administration. The formulary is arranged alphabetically by pharmaceutic names used in the United States Pharmacopoeia, with English names and quantities written in full for clarity.

• Clear guidance on preparation, dosing, and administration of a wide range of remedies.
• An intro with tables on weights, measures, and prescription abbreviations to aid accurate writing.
• Copious indices linking formulas to the diseases they advise for easy reference.
• Notes on the sick-room environment and the handling of various classes of medicines.

Ideal for readers of historical pharmacopoeias and for those seeking a practical, long-form reference to old-style pharmaceutical preparations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033108550X
• ISBN 13: 9780331085501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 691