The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, MDCCCXXIV / Translated ... by Sir George Leman Tuthill.

Date:
1824
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Credit: The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, MDCCCXXIV / Translated ... by Sir George Leman Tuthill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    end become most firmly established and: most useful. Under this impression we resolved, as far as could be done, to affix to medicines those names which are correct, and which accord with the nature of each, taking care at the same time that the length of the titles should not prove inconvenient to the prescriber. If, there- fore, im order to’ express clearly the composition of any preparation, a number of words became necessary, we have preferred a more simple ap- pellation, even though less scientific. © With respect to ourselves, we have spared no pains to render the present edition as perfect as possible, not that we dare to imagine that it will satisfy every inquirer, or that itis free from errors; but before any one proceeds to criticise these with severity, we entreat him to reflect upon the diversity and difficulty which a work of this kind involves, and we trust he will. not; then be offended with a few faults which may occur. — But on this point enough has been said.