noun
pharmacopeia
Official book of drug standards, specifying quality, purity, and testing methods for pharmaceuticals. Often refers to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (日本薬局方).
日本薬局方は、医薬品の品質を定めた公的な基準書です。
The Japanese Pharmacopoeia is an official standard book that defines the quality of pharmaceuticals.
Standard spelling for 'pharmacopeia'.
Irregular kanji usage; 法 is a common character for 'law', but here it is used for 'pharmacopeia' (方 is standard).
Compound of 薬局 (yakkyoku, 'pharmacy') and 方 (hō, 'method' or 'prescription'), literally 'pharmacy method'. The irregular kanji form 薬局法 uses 法 ('law') instead of 方, likely due to the character's association with official regulations.