A compendium of standards for certain drugs and preparations that are not included in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). It is revised every five years, and recognized as a book of official standards by the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
A publication of the United States Pharmacopeia Convention (USPC) containing recipes for the standard preparation (compounding) of medicinal drugs.
Collection of officially recognized drug names originally issued by the American Pharmaceutical Association, but now published by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Included in the NF are drugs of established usefulness that are not listed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia.