The Extra Pharmacopoeia: Vol. I & Vol. Ii, Twenty-Second Edition
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 22nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A cornerstone of pharmaceutical literature, The Extra Pharmacopoeia — commonly known as Martindale — stands as one of the most authoritative and exhaustive drug reference works ever compiled, presenting a comprehensive catalogue of medicinal substances, their preparations, and therapeutic applications for practitioners, pharmacists, and researchers alike. This Twenty-Second Edition, issued across two volumes in 1941 and 1943, chronicles the full breadth of pharmaceutical knowledge available during the mid-twentieth century, detailing drug compositions, dosages, interactions, and clinical uses with a precision that made it indispensable to the wartime medical community. Originally compiled by William Martindale in 1883, the work grew across successive editions into an institution in its own right, earning a reputation for rigorous accuracy, encyclopaedic scope, and clarity that transcends the conventions of its era. Published by The Pharmaceutical Press, each volume argues for a systematic, evidence-grounded approach to pharmacology that proved far ahead of its time, and together they offer an invaluable snapshot of medical science at a pivotal moment in history — leaving the modern reader to wonder how dramatically the boundaries of medicine have shifted in the decades since.
Author: Martindale
Format: Hardback
Published: 1941, The Pharmaceutical Press
Genre: Medicine
Edition: 22nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A cornerstone of pharmaceutical literature, The Extra Pharmacopoeia — commonly known as Martindale — stands as one of the most authoritative and exhaustive drug reference works ever compiled, presenting a comprehensive catalogue of medicinal substances, their preparations, and therapeutic applications for practitioners, pharmacists, and researchers alike. This Twenty-Second Edition, issued across two volumes in 1941 and 1943, chronicles the full breadth of pharmaceutical knowledge available during the mid-twentieth century, detailing drug compositions, dosages, interactions, and clinical uses with a precision that made it indispensable to the wartime medical community. Originally compiled by William Martindale in 1883, the work grew across successive editions into an institution in its own right, earning a reputation for rigorous accuracy, encyclopaedic scope, and clarity that transcends the conventions of its era. Published by The Pharmaceutical Press, each volume argues for a systematic, evidence-grounded approach to pharmacology that proved far ahead of its time, and together they offer an invaluable snapshot of medical science at a pivotal moment in history — leaving the modern reader to wonder how dramatically the boundaries of medicine have shifted in the decades since.