美国药典——促进公众健康。

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As one of the first "national" medical organizations, the first pharmacopeia contributed to a united national public health effort. The USP was the precursor to the American Medical Association. An official USP drug monograph tells manufacturers what constitutes the acceptable identity, quality, strength, and purity of a pharmaceutical product.

作为首批“全国性”医学组织之一，首部药典推动了全国统一的公共卫生事业。美国药典是美国医学协会的前身。一份官方的美国药典药品专论会告知制造商药品可接受的特性、质量、效力和纯度的构成要素。