( NAmE also pharma·co·peia ) / ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə; NAmE ˌfɑːrmə-/ noun
( technical ) an official book containing a list of medicines and drugs and instructions for their use
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, based on pharmakon drug + -poios making.