The pharmacopoeia referred to in article L. 5112-1 is a compendium comprising :
1° The nomenclature of drugs, simple and compound medicinal products and officinal articles;
2° A list of common names of medicinal products;
3° Maximum and usual dosage tables for medicinal products for adults and children;
4° Information which may be useful to the pharmacist for pharmaceutical practice.
The pharmacopoeia indicates the characteristics of medicinal products, the means by which they can be identified, the testing and analysis methods to be used to ensure their control, the processes for preparing, sterilising and preserving these medicinal products as well as the rules for their packaging, their main incompatibilities and a set of data which may be useful to the pharmacist for preparing and dispensing them.
The pharmacopoeia consists of its latest edition and any updates, which have been the subject of the decision provided for in article R. 5112-2.
Any substance presented under a scientific or common name in the current pharmacopoeia complies with its specifications.