Pharmacopoeias, Drug Regulation, and Empires - Making Medicines Official in Britain’s Imperial World, 1618–1968

Pharmacopoeias - books describing approved standards and composition of drugs - have come in many shapes and forms throughout the history of medicine. Stuart Anderson traces the 350-year development of "official" pharmacopoeias across the British Empire, from the local to national scale, and later to a single pharmacopoeia across imperial Britain.

A propos de l'auteur

Stuart Anderson is emeritus professor of pharmacy history at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Résumé

Pharmacopoeias – books describing approved standards and composition of drugs – have come in many shapes and forms throughout the history of medicine. Stuart Anderson traces the 350-year development of “official” pharmacopoeias across the British Empire, from the local to national scale, and later to a single pharmacopoeia across imperial Britain.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stuart Anderson
• Edition: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 18.06.2024
• EAN: 9780228021056
• ISBN: 978-0-2280-2105-6
• Pages: 354
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 25 mm
• Poids: 536 g
• Illustrations: 12 photos, 12 tables
• Thème: Intoxicating Histories
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire