pharmacopeior
Pharmacopeior is a term sometimes used to denote a person who compiles and edits pharmacopoeias, the official compendia of drug standards. The form is rarely used in standard pharmacopoeial practice; editors and committee members are typically described as editors, editors-in-chief, or members of a pharmacopoeial commission, rather than as pharmacopeiors.
Etymology: from pharmacopeia, the medical drug compendium, and the Latin agent noun suffix -ior.
In practice, a pharmacopeior would oversee the development and revision of pharmacopoeial monographs, analytical methods, impurity
Historically, pharmacopoeias emerged in early modern Europe; editors were scientists, physicians, and regulatory officials; while the
Usage: In modern pharmacology, the proper term for the responsible professional would be pharmacopoeial editor, editorial
See also: pharmacopoeia, pharmacopoeial standard, monograph, regulatory affairs.