Revised Pharmacopoeia 2010 Edition Focuses On Standardization
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The 9th Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission, established in 2007, recently held a working meeting to discuss the revision of Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 edition (PharmAsia News, Feb. 4, 2008). The new directory will focus on raising the standards of TCM, biochemical drugs and injections. The revision will modify those drugs with weak standards or whose methodology cannot be duplicated, as well as eliminate drugs which are not applicable in clinical practice or which have quality control or potential safety risks. A separate injection drug commission will be in charge of collecting injection data and understanding existing problems based on specific subjects such as TCM, antibiotics and biological products. The commission hopes that suggestions contributed will help conceptualize a basic platform for the field. (Click here for more - Chinese Language)