Formularies as Topic (definition)

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Definition: Lists of drugs or collections of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions for the compounding of medicinal preparations. Formularies differ from PHARMACOPOEIAS in that they are less complete, lacking full descriptions of the drugs, their formulations, analytic composition, chemical properties, etc. In hospitals, formularies list all drugs commonly stocked in the hospital pharmacy.

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL FORMULARY see PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC is also available; do not confuse with the Publication Type FORMULARIES
See Also Pharmacopoeias as Topic
Examples Formularies, Dental; Formularies, Homeopathic; Formularies, Hospital

Other names Formularies as Topics

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
Warning: the drugs or drug combinations referred to here may be similar or related, but are not be the same ones and may not have the same pharmacological action as other substances described on the same page or in the same row. Please refer to product monograph or to your doctor

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