Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America

Authority of the Medical Societues and Colleges

As the authority and future usefulness of the AmericanPharmacopoeia is connected with the manner inwhich this work has been formed; and as the extentof its adoption will probably be commensurate withthat of the sources, from which it has emanated; it isproper to lay before the public an historical accountof its origin, growth, and completion.