title: [Our medicinal preparations in the mid-19th century. Part I--Introduction and chemical preparations].
abstract: The paper deals with the development of the first editions of the Austrian Pharmacopoeia, Pharmacopoea Austriaca, since its origin in the year 1812. It demonstrates its gradual retardation in the period when nearly all medicinal substances had to be prepared only in pharmacies. The conception was changed as late as 1855 in the Fifth Edition, when it was allowed to buy many medicinal substances from producers or wholesalers. At the same time, requirements for organoleptic properties and chemical purity began to be introduced. The present communication also deals with the chemical drugs used in the mid-19th century and is based on a comparison of the pharmacopoeias of 1836 and 1855. It presents some typical examples, such as alkaloids and metal compounds.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drábek
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D049672:History, 19th Century; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000266:history*; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations