History of Pharmacopeia Flashcards
(26 cards)
Father of USP
Dr. Lyman Spalding
First American Pharmacopeia
Lititz Pharmacopeia
When was the first American Pharmacopeia published?
1778
Who was the first to use the Lititz Pharmacopeia when it was published?
Military Hospital of the United States Army
When did the Massachusetts Medical Society publish a 272-page pharmacopeia?
1808
How many drugs are included in the 272-page pharmacopeia?
536
When did Lyman Spalding submit a plan to the Medical Society of the country of New York?
January 6, 1817
When was the draft of pharmacopeia reviewed, consolidated, and adopted?
January 1, 1820
What language was the first USP published in?
English and Latin
When was the first USP published in English and Latin?
December 15, 1820
When was the first edition of the NFUP published?
1888
When was the Pharmacopeial Convention granted authority to issue implements?
1900
NFUP was changed into NF
June 30, 1906
Who was the president that signed into law the first Federal Pure Food and Drug Act?
President Theodore Roosevelt
USP, every 5 years; NF, every 10 years
1940
When did the USP Convention buy the NF?
1975
When was the first combined compendium?
July 1, 1980
What was the volume of the first combined compendium?
USP XX - NF XV
What volume was the first edition to drop the use of roman numerals in favor of Arabic Numerals?
USP 23 - NF 18
What year did the shift of Roman Numerals to Arabic Numerals happen?
1995
When did the USP-NF become an annual publication?
2002
Who coined the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia?
Samuel Hahnemann
What is the principle of Hanehmann’s pharmacopeia?
Like cures Like; Law of Similarities
Who published the international pharmacopeia?
WHO
