Bonnemain Bruno
Rev Hist Pharm (Paris). 2007 May;55(353):79-97. doi: 10.3406/pharm.2007.8441.
The anniversary of Bouchardat two centuries ago (1806) is a opportunity to reanalyse his book Nouveau Formulaire Magistral, published during more than 90 years (1840-1932), and to emphasize its interest for historians. This book, addressed to physicians and pharmacists, is a huge source of information on health care during the XIXth century. One can find data on Paris' hospitals, as well as usual pharmaceutical formulas or information on spa. Bouchardat and its formulary reflect also the main opinions during this century where pharmaceutical specialties are not well accepted by health care professionals who considered that it was a way for the patients to take care of their diseases without the control of a physician. Bouchardat is also a precursor if one consider that a number of similar books were published after the late phase of the XIXth century to help doctors to prescribe properly the drugs. Some of them will be published on several years, as for the Bouchardat's formulary. Finally, Bouchardat appears as an encyclopaedist of pharmacy and medicine. He succeeded to give a unique synthesis of state of the art information for his time, using his double training of pharmacist and physician. It is probably why this book survived more than 40 years after the death of the initial author.
两个世纪前（1806年）布沙尔纪念日是一个重新分析他的《新医学配方集》的契机，该书在90多年间（1840年至1932年）出版，同时强调其对历史学家的价值。这本书面向医生和药剂师，是19世纪医疗保健信息的巨大来源。人们可以找到关于巴黎医院的数据，以及常用的药剂配方或温泉浴场的信息。布沙尔及其配方集也反映了本世纪的主要观点，当时医疗保健专业人员对药品专科不太认可，他们认为这是患者在没有医生监管的情况下自行治疗疾病的一种方式。如果考虑到19世纪后期之后出版了一些类似的书籍以帮助医生正确开药，布沙尔还是一位先驱。其中一些书会像布沙尔的配方集一样出版数年。最后，布沙尔堪称药学和医学领域的百科全书编纂者。他凭借药剂师和医生的双重培训，成功地对当时的前沿信息进行了独特的综合。这可能就是为什么这本书在最初作者去世40多年后仍留存于世。
