FORMULARY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation

Example:

postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections

Synonyms:

formulary; pharmacopeia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("formulary" is a kind of...):

book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

Domain category:

materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)

Meaning:

Of or relating to or of the nature of a formula

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

formula (a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements)

Derivation:

formula (a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements)