Mexico has a long pharmaceutical history; its first pharmacopeia, published in 1846, was the second in the Americas. Today, the FEUM continues to evolve:
In the mid-1800s, the pharmacies of Mexico City were filled with a chaotic mix of European remedies, indigenous herbs, and experimental tonics. There was no single rulebook. A patient buying a "remedy" in Veracruz might receive something entirely different from a patient in Jalisco. In 1846, the Academia de Farmacia farmacopea de los estados unidos mexicanos
Origen y evolución