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BP key facts

The British Pharmacopoeia 2008, published August 2007, contains many new monographs. It is therefore essential information for anyone concerned with the quality of medicines, including pharmaceutical and chemical industries, quality control personnel, analysts, government regulators and academics.

The BP comprises of monographs, which set out the mandatory standards for active substances, excipients and formulated preparations, together with supporting General Notices, Appendices (test methods, reagents, etc) and Reference Spectra. Detailed information and guidance on various aspects of current pharmacopoeial policy and practice are provided in the Supplementary Chapters of the BP.

The BP is supplied in a variety of formats designed for ease of use and a wide range of applications. The hard copy edition package comprises a boxed five volume set containing BP in four volumes and the BP (Veterinary) volume, plus single user access to the BP on-line via pharmacopoeia.co.uk, the dedicated BP website. The online format is easy to network, allowing access for a specified number of users or across an entire organisation site.

Following registration using the ID code supplied with the hard copy, customers will be granted a single user licence to access BP on-line and will have the option to receive the CD-ROM that contains the whole of the current British Pharmacopoeia.

Key features:

  • A significant number of new UK monographs
  • All European Pharmacopoeia 5th edition material up to and including Supplement 5.8 integrated into the text of BP 2008
  • Acid-Base Indicators in colour
  • Value-for-money networking with full technical support from TSO, the publisher of the BP
  • On-line version delivers the complete text of the British Pharmacopoeia and European Pharmacopoeia standards to your PC
  • www.pharmacopoeia.co.uk is regularly updated and includes information on monograph development and contact points.

Maximum access

A multi-user licence for the online or CD-ROM British Pharmacopoeia gives you access across your organisation, improving efficiency and represents a considerable saving on the cost of purchasing multiple copies of the BP.

The full text of the BP 2008 can be downloaded onto your corporate network or intranet, broadening access across your entire organisation. Any amendments or revisions issued can be made available simultaneously to all users, ensuring that your team are able to refer to current information as efficiently as possible.

Accessing the networked pharmacopoeia through workstations represents a substantial saving on purchasing multiple copies of the BP 2008 package.

If you plan to make the BP 2008 available on more than one workstation, you are legally obliged to purchase a multi-user licence.


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