Meaning

5 senses
  1. A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.

  2. A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs.

  3. A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.

  4. An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.

  5. A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.

More definitions
  • (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation

Origin

From Middle French formulaire. By surface analysis, formula + -ary.

From Middle French formulaire. By surface analysis, formula + -ary.

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Forms

plural: formularies
Singularformulary
Pluralformularies

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation:pharmacopeia

Word family

3 related words

See also

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