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1 Food Drug Cosm. L.Q. 518 (1946)
History of the Pharmacopoeia

handle is hein.journals/foodlj1 and id is 528 raw text is: History of the PHARMACOPOEIA HE FIRST Pharmacopoeia of the United States was published in 1820. This was the second national pharmacopoeia ever pub- lished, a national French pharmacopoeia having appeared in 1818. Many privately published pharmacopoeias, however, had been available for centuries. All of these private publications reflected the opinions of the authors and the medical knowledge of the period in which the books appeared. Among the oldest known written records of mankind is a collection of medical formulas used by the physicians of Egypt about 1500 B. C. and among the most precious traditions of medicine are the treatments recorded about 350 B. C. by the famous Greek physician, Hippocrates. Galen was both physician and apothecary and is said to have had his shop near the Forum in Rome about 150 A. D. His teachings and formulas, together with those of Hippocrates, practically dominated the medical practice of the world for over 1000 years. All of ancient and medieval history is replete with the records of medical achievements. For hundreds of years superstition, tradition, and mysticism were important factors in medical treatment and affected the contents of medicines as well as the processes employed in manufac- turing medicines. However, throughout this record runs an idealistic code of ethical conduct. The dominant objective animating the pro- fession has always been the relief of suffering humanity. This is im- Food Drug Cosmetic Law Quarterly-December, 1946 Page 518

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