(1) The British Pharmacopœa, 1932 (2) The Extra Pharmacopœa of Martindale and Westcott

Abstract

THE duty of preparing “he British Pharmacopœia” was laid upon the General Medical Council by the Medical Act of 1858 and the Medical Council Act of 1862. Since then five pharmacopœas have been issued at irregular intervals varying from three to eighteen years. The present issue is the sixth and in future revision will take place every ten years. It is explained in the preface that the “harmacopœi” includes only the more important “tandard articles, which are in use throughout the Empire” and with characteristic British elasticity in governance, provision is made for the issue of supplements or addenda by Governments of overseas parts of the Empire, who may desire to sanction the use of drugs with a local reputation. This is a happy solution of a Long-standing difficulty.

(1) The British Pharmacop"ia, 1932.

Published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom. Pp. 1 + 713. (London: Published for the General Medical Council by Constable and Co., Ltd., 1932.) 18s. 6d. net.

(2) The Extra Pharmacop"ia of Martindale and Westcott.

Revised by Dr. W. Harrison Martindale. Twentieth edition. In 2 vols. Vol. 1. Pp. xlviii + 1216. (London: H. K. Lewis and Co., Ltd., 1932.) 27s. 6d. net.