Thursday, 20 October 2016

The International Pharmacopoeia

The International Pharmacopoeia is an essential point of reference for anyone involved in the research, development or manufacture of medicines. The contents shall have legal status, whenever a national or regional authority expressly introduces it into appropriate legislation.
The pharmacopoeia consists of quality specifications for pharmaceutical substances and dosage forms together with supporting general methods of analysis. These features are intended to serve as source material for reference or adaptation by any World Health Organization (WHO) Member State wishing to establish pharmaceutical requirements.

Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Publisher: WHO
The International Pharmacopoeia CD-ROM - 5th edition - Front
The International Pharmacopoeia, or any part of it, shall have legal status, whenever a national or regional authority expressly introduces it into appropriate legislation.
The International Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Int.) is published by WHO with the aim to achieve a wide global harmonization of quality specifications for selected pharmaceutical products, excipients and dosage forms.


The activities related to the International Pharmacopoeia are an essential element in overall quality control and assurance of pharmaceuticals contributing to the safety and efficacy of medicines. The work on The International Pharmacopoeia is carried out in collaboration with members of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on The International Pharmacopoeia and WHO Expert Committee on Specification for Pharmaceutical Preparations and with other specialists. The process involves consultation of and input from WHO Member States' drug regulatory authorities and national drug quality control laboratories, WHO collaborating Centres, standard-setting organizations and with manufacturers around the world.

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