Abstract
THE “Extra Pharmacopoeia” has been produced by the Pharmaceutical Society since the death of Dr. W. H. Martindale in 1933. The twenty-first edition is the first to be completely produced in this way and it is now completed by the issue of volume 2, which is considerably larger than the last volume 2. This volume contains 330 pages of analytical addenda to volume 1; comprehensive information about proprietary medicines, a new section on the nomenclature of organic compounds which contains information not readily available elsewhere; 70 pages of tests on blood and urine; sections on vitamins, milk, margarine, jam and various other foods; preservatives; 135 pages of clinical notes on various diseases; articles on chemotherapy, radium, X-rays, electrotherapy, and much information about chemical tests of all kinds. The book contains a vast amount of information and numerous references to recent medical literature. It has been brought thoroughly up to date and the revision must have involved much work. It will be useful not only to pharmacists but also to biochemists, medical men and analysts.
The Extra Pharmacopoeia
Martindale
By. Twenty-first edition. In 2 vols. Vol. 2. Pp. xxxvi + 1148. (London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1938.) 22s. 6d.
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Medicine. Nature 144, 195 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144195a0
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