The title of monographs have been given in Latin language. Abbreviated titles for use in prescription have been given immediately below the Latin title.
The English title has also been given below the abbreviation title.
The weights and measures have been given in metric system.
All statements contained in the individual monographs have been considered as constitute standards for the official substances.
Doses are expressed both in the metric system as well as in the English system.
A list of preparations has been given at the end of some of the monographs.
The temperature has been expressed in Celsius thermometric scale.
The descriptive terms (very soluble, freely soluble, sparingly soluble, slightly soluble, very slightly soluble, practically insoluble) have been used where the exact solubility of a pharmacopoeial substance is not known.
The tenure of the first Indian Pharmacopoeial Committee expired in 1954, and the Committee was reconstituted under the chairmanship of Dr. B.N. Ghosh, Professor of Pharmacology, R. G. Kar Medical College Calcutta. The Committee compiled a supplement to the first edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia. The supplement was published in 1960. The composition of the Committee entrusted with the compilation of the second edition of Pharmacopoeia was as follows:
Chairman
Members – 11 in number
Member – Secretary
Assistant – Secretary
The committee appointed the following Subcommittees to assist it in the compilation work:
Pharmacology & Bioassay Subcommittee
Biological Products Subcommittee
Antibiotics, Vitamins & Hormones Subcommittee
Pharmacognosy Subcommittee
Pharmacy Subcommittee
Pharmaceutical Subcommittee
General Chemistry Subcommittee
Analytical Subcommittee
Physical Standards, Weights, measures and Nomenclature Subcommittee
Indian Medicinal Plants Subcommittee
In order to expedite the compilation of the second edition of Pharmacopoeia, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee constituted a “Working Group” to examine the comments received on the draft monographs and then submitted suitable recommendations to the Committee in the light of their comments. The second edition of the Pharmacopoeia of India was published in 1966 and later on its supplement was published in 1975.
The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 is presented in three volumes. Volume I contains the general notes, preface, the structure of the IPC, Introduction and general chapters. Volume II deals with the general monographs on drug substances, dosage forms and pharmaceutical aids. Volume III contains monographs on drug substances, dosage forms, pharmaceutical aids, vaccines and immunosera for human use, herbs and herbal products, blood and blood related products, biotechnology products and veterinary products. General chemical tests for identification have been almost eliminated and more specific infrared and ultraviolet spectrophotometric tests have been given. The test for pyrogens involving the use of animals has been virtually eliminated. The test for bacterial endotoxins has been introduced. The test for abnormal toxicity is now confined to certain vaccines. The use of chromatographic methods has been extended in assays to large number of pharmaceutical products. 6. Labeling and storage ...
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