The Twenty-sixth edition of Martindale: The extra Pharmacopoeia was published by The Pharmaceutical Press in 1972, and was edited by Norman W. Blacow.
Publication Details
Title: Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia
Edition: Twenty-sixth
Editor: Norman W. Blacow
Publisher: The Pharmaceutical Press, London
Publication Date: July 20, 1972 (some sources also list 1973)
Print Length: Approximately 2,320 to 2,368 pages
ISBN-10: 0853690782
ISBN-13: 978-0853690788
Content Overview
Scope: This edition is an exhaustive, one-volume international encyclopedia containing facts on both major and minor drugs and drug constituents in orthodox medical use at the time.
Content Focus: Articles cover chemical names, physical data, doses, toxic effects, precautions, absorption and fate, uses, and preparations. It also includes information on the composition of over 1700 proprietary preparations.
Key Features: Reviewers noted the inclusion of metric weights and measures and extensive information on drug names used in various foreign pharmacopoeias, which was particularly useful with the UK entering the European Economic Community at the time.
Historical Note: According to The Pharmaceutical Journal, this was the first edition where the book was officially published as Martindale: The extra Pharmacopoeia, having for years been colloquially known simply as "Martindale". The 25th edition may be needed for information on drugs used before 1932 which were dropped from this edition.