Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PHARMACOPOEIAS
29 February to 2 March 2012
and others
USPs Compendial Activities
National pharmacopoeia(s)
No
Regional pharmacopoeia(s)
No
International pharmacopoeia(s)
No
Drug Substances/APIs
Drug Products
Biologics
Excipients
Dietary Supplements/Herbal Products
7. Number of Monographs
In the USP-NF
Total Monographs: About 4,500
Monographs for APIs: 1402
Monographs for Finished Dosage Forms: 2454 in
USP, 446 Excipients in NF
Monographs for Biologicals: 153
General Chapters: About 300
Supplementary Texts: General Notices, Reagents,
Indicators, and Solutions, Description and Solubility
8. Collaboration with National/Regional Pharmacopoeias
Stakeholders
Worldwide Stakeholder Forums
Project Teams
Workshops
Annual Science and Standards Symposium
20102015 USP Council of Experts
2010-2015 Council of Experts - Demographics
1. Argentina 1 18.Japan 1
2. Australia 3 19.Jordan 2
3. Austria 2 20.Mexico 1
4. Belgium 5 21.Netherlands 3
5. Brazil 3 22.Peru 1
6. Canada 24 23.Portugal 2
7. Chile 1 24.Puerto Rico 1
8. China 22 25.South Africa 1
9. Colombia 1 26.Saudi Arabia 1
10.Costa Rica 1 27.South Korea 1
11.Denmark 7 28.Spain 1
12.Finland 1 29.Sweden 2
13.France 9 30.Switzerland 8
14.Germany 19 31.Taiwan 1
29.India 40 32.United Kingdom 21
30.Israel 2 33.Venezuela 1
31.Italy 4
2010-2015 Council of Experts - Demographics
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The Medicines Compendium
20102015 USP Council of Experts
History: Science
Hauck WW, DeStefano AJ, Cecil TL, Abernethy DR, Koch WF,
Williams RL. Acceptable, equivalent, or better: approaches for
alternatives to official compendial procedures. Pharm Forum. 2009;35
(3):772-778.
22
Toward a Global System
26
Responsibilities of a Pharmacopeia
Comprehensive
Modern
Reference Materials
27