Japanese Pharmacopoeia 16th Edition

Pagination: 2320 pages Main features and revisions of this book are: Full revision of General Rules for Preparations; including the classification of dosage forms by administration route and application site, etc., the addition of 43 monographs for preparations, and the change of the definitions. Revision of General Notices, Official Monographs and General Information on pharmaceutical water. General Tests, Processes and Apparatus which were revised are 2.01 Liquid Chromatography, 2.46 Residual Solvents Test, 2.51 Conductivity Measurement, 2.54 pH Determination, 2.58 X-Ray Powder Diffraction Method, 3.01 Determination of Bulk and Tapped Densities, 4.01 Bacterial Endotoxins Test, 4.05 Microbial Limit Test, 4.06 Sterility Test, 5.02 Microbial Limit Test for Crude Drugs, 6.03 Particle Size Distribution Test for Preparations, 6.07 Insoluble Particulate Matter Test for Injections, 6.08 Insoluble Particulate Matter Test for Ophthalmic Solutions, 7.02 Test Methods for Plastic Containers, and 8.01 Sterilization and Aseptic Manipulation. Official Monographs provides 1764 articles, including 106 articles newly added, 15 articles deleted and 330 articles revised.