USP 40 - NF 35 The United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary 2017

The United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF), recognized by federal law as an official U.S. compendia for drug standards, provides access to monographs and tests needed to produce quality pharmaceuticals, excipients, dietary supplements, biologics, and other therapeutics.

The USP 40-NF 35 is official: Main Edition - May 1, 2017
Supplement 1 - August 1, 2017
Supplement 2 - December 1, 2017
USP standards are used in more than 140 countries around the world.

Used by QA/QC professionals, R&D scientists, compendial affairs and regulatory professionals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, compounding pharmacists, lawyers, and pharmacy and medical schools worldwide
FDA-enforceable for drugs manufactured, marketed in or exported to the United States
More than 4900 monographs with official standards of identity, strength, quality, purity, packaging, and labeling for substances and dosage forms
More than 300 General Chapters: providing step-by-step guidance for chemical, physical, biological, microbiological tests, procedures, and acceptance criteria for manufacturing and quality control
Focus-specific charts and reference tables that make it easy to find the information you need

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Established standards serve as a reputable reference point for developing new products and setting SOPs
Official monographs and methods help you establish and validate analytical methods, prepare for inspection, maintain compliance, and train new staff on proper techniques
Harmonized standards can help you cost-effectively create products for international markets
In the print version, each new edition or supplement includes changes made since the previous edition. The electronic formats provide also cumulative content and a variety of search, cut and paste, and book-marking capabilities and include viewable 3-D chemical structures.
Contents:
• Mission Statement and Preface
• People
• Admissions
• General Notices and Requirements
• Guide to General Chapters – Charts
• General Chapters
• Reagents, Indicators and Solutions
• Reference Tables
• Dietary Supplement Monographs
• Official Monographs for NF
• Combined IndexA Valuable Reference for
Scientists, professionals, and students working in or with

Pharmaceuticals—prescription and nonprescription drugs
Biological and biotechnology products
Blood and blood products
Compounded preparations
Cosmetics
Dietary supplements

Excipients/other drug ingredients
Medical devices
Medical gases
Medical libraries
Pharmacies
Schools of medicine and pharmacy
Veterinary drugs
USP Reference Standards are integral components of monographs and other documentary standards to help ensure the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines and foods, and are provided primarily for quality control use in conducting the assays and tests in these documentary standards.

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