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Is there an illustrated edition of the Dictionary of medicines?

• It will be useful for pharmaceutical students, staff and practitioners. Content may be subject to copyright. of Medicines. The dictionar ains chemical formulas, but is not an illustrated edition.

What is the RxList drug medical dictionary?

• Drug-Medical-Dictionary The RxList drug medical dictionary contains definitions and explanations of many medical terms including prescription medication abbreviations. Medical terms are from MedTerms™ and are written by pharmacists and U.S. Board Certified Physicians; the same authors of the Webster's New World™ Medical Dictionary.

How many words are there in the Dictionary of pharmaceuticals?

• The dictionary consists of about 1000 words and phrases of pharmaceutical terminology of fi eld-specifi c disciplines: Clinical Pharmacology, Industrial Technology of Medicines, Management and Marketing in Pharmacy, Organisation and Economics in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy Technology of Medicines.

How long have natural products been used as medicinal agents?

• Written records of the use of natural products as medicinal agents date back thousands of years. However, it was not until the early 1800s that the active principles from plants were isolated. Since then thousands of drugs have been introduced to the drugs market.