The British Pharmacopoeia 2008 is due to become effective on 1
January 2008
The
British
Pharmacopoeia 2008 is due to become effective on 1 January 2008. The
British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2008 is the authoritative collection of standards
for UK medicinal substances and the official source of UK pharmaceutical
quality standards. Published by The Stationery Office (TSO) on behalf of the
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the British
Pharmacopoeia contains approximately 3,100 monographs and provides legally
enforceable standards to which all medicinal products supplied to or sold into
the UK must meet in order to protect public health. These standards are also
used in over 100 countries worldwide. Legally in force from 1 January 2008, all
medicinal and pharmaceutical manufacturers need to purchase their copy of the
BP immediately to ensure they have the appropriate systems and checks in place
before the standards become legal requirements.
In addition to
increasing the number of national standards, the British Pharmacopoeia 2008
supports regulatory work for herbal and complementary medicines. New monographs
for traditional herbal medicinal products are added in this new edition.
Standards for widely used unlicensed formulations have also been introduced
along with further guidance on the preparation of these products. The BP 2008
also includes, for the first time, colour change intervals for common
indicators which are printed in colour. All European Pharmacopoeia material up
to and including Supplement 5.8 is integrated into the text of the BP 2008.
Always keen to stay up-to-date with the latest technological
innovations, BP 2008 has for the first time, been released as an eBook and is
the first pharmacopoeia worldwide to do so. The eBook format makes the full
text of the publication available for those who need to reference the BP whilst
on the move or when they are unable to access their hard copy immediately. Able
to be downloaded to most handset devices, this eBook contains the full contents
of the BP (including diagrams and charts); it is fully updated reflecting the
latest developments in UK standards for medicine, and it also grants the user
access to the BP eBook platform from any desktop where they can download the
content they need as eb20 files, in a PDF style display.
The BP 2008
eBook is exclusively available to those customers who have already purchased
the hard copy of the British Pharmacopoeia.
Priced at £398 (£467.65 inc
VAT), to those who have purchased the 2008 hard copy BP, the BP eBook can be
ordered online at
www.pharmacopoeia.co.uk as well as
from TSO’s own stores and other leading bookshops, or via +44 (0) 870 243
0123.
"The British Pharmacopoeia is now available as an eBook
and is the first internationally recognised pharmacopoeia to be reproduced in
full as an eBook. This innovative version retains identical content to the
printed version whilst offering complete portability. The eBook is an excellent
choice of format for such a large reference work. It offers a wealth of useful
features including extensive hyperlinking, autoscrolling, highlighting, book
marking and zoom facilities on over 6,000 images, making the vital information
contained within it even more accessible to those who require it."
Secretary and Scientific Director British Pharmacopoeia Commission
"The British Pharmacopoeia is an iconic British publication and we're
proud that TSO has chosen eb20 Technical Services to provide the platform for
BP's worldwide digital distribution."
Suzanne Cole, Director of
Technical Services at eBooks Corporation
December 2007
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