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America's pre-pharmacopoeial literature.
1School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., USA.
Medicina Nei Secoli
|January 1, 1993
Summary
The development of pharmaceutical literature in America was limited during the colonial era due to a lack of professional maturity. As medical education and pharmacy advanced in the early national period, publications increased, leading to the first US Pharmacopoeia in 1820.
Area of Science:
- Medical history
- Pharmaceutical science
- History of medicine
Background:
- The establishment of pharmacopoeias signifies professional development in medicine and pharmacy.
- Colonial America lacked a developed medical and pharmaceutical infrastructure, hindering the creation of indigenous literature.
Observation:
- Indigenous American pharmaceutical literature was absent during the colonial period.
- Improvements in medical education and the growing autonomy of pharmacy marked the early national period.
Findings:
- A surge in publications occurred as medical science and pharmacy matured.
- This publication boom preceded the official establishment of the Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America in 1820.
Implications:
- The evolution of pharmaceutical literature reflects the professionalization of medicine and pharmacy.
- The early national period's publications laid the groundwork for standardized pharmaceutical practices in the United States.