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The American dispensatory, containing the operations of pharmacy; Together with the natural, chemical, pharmaceutical and medical history of the different substances employed in medicine; illustrated and explained, according to the principles of modern chemistry: Comprehending the improvements in Dr. Duncan's second edition of the Edinburgh new dispensatory. The arrangement simplified, and the whole adapted to the practice of medicine and pharmacy in the United States. With several copperplates, exhibiting the new system of chemical characters, and representing the most useful apparatus.
Publication Details
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1806 CE.
Coxe's "formulary" was the first attempt at standarization of drugs and their preparation in the United States. Digital facsimile from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #12134 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14343 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
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Publication place: Philadelphia