iNDIAN pHARMACOPOEIA next EDITION - 6th

Here is news for Pharmaceutical Industries that the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has been formed in 2005, primarily for timely publication IP, the official book of standards for drugs included therein, to specify the standards of identity, quality and strength for the drugs manufactured, imported, stocked or exhibited for sale or distribution as specified in the Second Schedule to the drugs and consmetics Act 1940. The Indian pharmacopoeia Commission published the 5th ed. of the IP in 2007. and an Addendum to it in 2008.

And now in the process of publishing the 6th Edition of IP. The Important task assigned to the commission is updating of the National Formulary of India (NFI), which was last published in 1979.

On Suggestions of stakeholders and experts, the IPC intend to add about 250 new monographs in the forthcoming edition of the IP. the draft monographs have been put on www.ipc.gov.in . The next edition expexted to be completed by early 2010.