"THE // CANADIAN FORMULARY // WITH WHICH IS BOUND // THE REFERENCE COMPANION" printed on the cover
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-3
Length
17.8 cm
Width
10.1 cm
Depth
1.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
The book is falling apart and is stained and faded.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
Wikipedia
Research Facts
At its most basic level, a formulary is a list of medicines. Traditionally, a formulary contained a collection of formulas for the compounding and testing of medication (a resource closer to what would be referred to as a pharmacopoeia today). Today, the main function of a prescription formulary is to specify particular medications that are approved to be prescribed at a particular hospital, in a particular health system, or under a particular health insurance policy. The development of prescription formularies is based on evaluations of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of drugs.
Depending on the individual formulary, it may also contain additional clinical information, such as side effects, contraindications, and doses.
Grant worked at Kingston General Hospital for a time in the early 1940s and then after the Second World War operated his own Pharmacy in Kingston.