Pharmacopoeias

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Le Dictionnaire VIDAL 2010. The 2010 VIDAL Drug Compendium. The reference for drug information. 2010. The 86th edition of the VIDAL Drug Compendium lists more than 5000 drugs and 4900 consumer healthcare products, making it an essential reference for healthcare professionals in their everyday practice. Each product monograph includes the official prescription information provided in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) issued by the French Health Products Safety Agency (Afssaps). The monographs are easy to reference using an alphabetical listing by search category, and provide a complete overview of the main features of each drug or product.

The 6 sections of the VIDAL Drug Compendium are color-coded, with an additional section providing practical information.

■ WHITE Section

Alphabetical index of drug monographs.

■ PINK Section

Alphabetical index of personal care products divided into six categories (accessories, disinfection, nutrition, hygiene and cosmetics, reagents and tests, spas).

■ BLUE Section

Alphabetical index of drugs by active ingredient (INN, FAN, or common nomenclature).

■ YELLOW Section

Drug classification by pharmacotherapeutic class.

■ GREEN Section

Alphabetical directory of pharmaceutical companies and their products.

■ RED Section

Generic drug index. in French only. 3200 pp.  price $540.00

British Pharmacopoeia 2010.

The BP comprises 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 comprises a five-volume boxed set containing the BP in four volumes and the BP (Veterinary) volume, plus single user access to the BP Online via www.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 organization site.

The BP comprises four volumes of the British Pharmacopoeia 2010 and a single volume of the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary) 2010.  The BP 2010 online has been developed to introduce free in-year updates to harmonise with the European Pharmacopoeia. These updates will be in the form of three supplements, published online as follows.

·         January 2010

·         April 2010

·         July 2010

Following registration - using the ID code supplied with the hard copy - customers will be granted a single user license to access BP on-line.

Key Features:

·         Legally effective in the UK from 1 January 2010

·         A five volume printed set, including a single volume of the BP (Veterinary) 2010, together with a fully searchable CD-ROM and online access to provide you with a flexible resource

·         Three free in-year updates for the BP online

·         40 new monographs for formulated preparations

·         New and revised monographs for Herbal and Complementary Medicines within their own section in Volume III

·         Additional standards for widely used unlicensed formulations

European Pharmacopoeia 6th edition material up to and including Supplement 6.5.

ISBN: 9780113228287. 5 volumes. approximately $1600.00, 2-5 users approximately $5000 plus you must also purchase the printed version for the first license. The BP online price is for a 12 month subscription. Shipping Stateside $50.00 due to the weight and value. please inquire about additional licenses. The CDROM which comes with the printed version must now be ordered by the customer themselves because of copyright infringement by some groups, click on this link to fill out the form and the cdrom will be mailed to you free of charge!   CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GET THE CORRECTED INDEX TO VOLUME 4 MONOGRAPHS

European Pharmacopoeia 6th Edition: Author: Council of Europe (COE) - European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines: The 6th edition of the European Pharmacopoeia comes into force on the 01 January 2008 and consists of a two-volume main edition. It will been updated on a regular basis with one supplement following in October 2007, three in 2008 and 2009 and the remaining supplement in 2010 to create a collection of eight non cumulative supplements.

Key features:

• Over 1800 specific and general monographs will be published.
• Contains all types of active substances used to prepare pharmaceutical products: various chemical substances, antibiotics, biological substances, vaccines for human or veterinary use, Immunosera, Radiopharmaceutical preparations, herbal drugs and homoepahtic preparations.
• Also contains dosage forms, general monographs, materials, containers and sutures.
• Around 268 general methods with figures or chromatograms.
• Over 2210 reagents will be described.

ISBN 10: 9287160546; ISBN 13: 9789287160546. $600. Each single supplement is approximately $150.00; CDROM version 2009 supplement pack 6.3-6.5, $580.00

• Main editions plus 6.1-6.2, ISBN: 9789287160614= $678
• Supplement 6.3, Supplement 6.4 and Supplement 6.5 Pack, ISBN 9789287163189= $380
• Supplement 6.6 published in June 2009 - new/revised texts agreed in November 2008 - for implementation in January 2010,
  - supplement 6.7 published in October 2009 - new/revised texts agreed in March 2009 - for implementation in April 2010, and
  - supplement 6.8 published in January 2010 - new/revised texts agreed in June 2009 - for implementation in July 2010.
  ISBN Numbers: 6.6 : 978-92-871-6509-1; 6.7 : 978-92-871-6511-4; 6.8 : 978-92-871-6513-8. package price, ISBN 9789287165152: $450; CDROM package $700.00
   

The Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fifteenth Edition.  (JP XV). Official from March 31, 2007 . Edited by Society of Japanese Pharmacopoeia. 2007.  The revised JP XV in English language comprises the following items in order: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ministerial Notification; Contents; Preface; General Notices; General Rules for Crude Drugs; General Rules for Preparations; General Tests, Processes and Apparatus; Official Monographs, including Monographs for Crude Drugs; Infrared Reference Spectra; Ultraviolet-visual Reference Spectra; General Information; Atomic Weight Table (2004) and Standard Atomic Weights 2004 as Appendix ; and Cumulative Index (English, Latin and Japanese titles).  Main features and revisions of this book are:

 English and Latin titles of drugs were based on International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances, and chemical names were based on Rules of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). General Rules for Preparations which were revised are General Notices for Preparations; Extracts; Capsules; Transdermal Systems (new addition); Tablets; Injections; Plasters and Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes; and Arrangements for others. In General Tests, Processes and Apparatus, “Content Uniformity Tests” and “Mass Variation Tests” were combined and renames as “Uniformity of Dosage Units”. General Tests, Processes and Apparatus which were revised are Ammonium Limit Test; Arsenic Limit Test; Crude Drugs Test; Disintegration Test; Dissolution Test; Insoluble Particulate Matter Test for Injections; Melting Point Determination; Microbial Assay for Antibiotics; Microbial Limit Test for Crude Drugs; Powder Particle Size Determination; Residue on ignition Test; Specified Surface Area Determination; and Test Methods for Plastic Containers, and which were deleted are Absorbance Ratio Method; Methoxyl Assay; Paper Chromatography, and Volatile Contaminations in Ethanol.  Official Monographs provides 1483 articles, including 102 articles newly added and 8 articles deleted.  1820 pages, ISBN978-4-8408-0974-0 C3047, Hardbound, A4 format. $1400.00

Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edition supplement 1. October 2008. $600.00

The International Pharmacopoeia, Fourth Edition. World Health Organization (WHO). 2007. 'The International Pharmacopoeia - Fourth Edition' consolidates the texts of the five separate volumes of the third edition. Certain additions and amendments have been made to the notices in order to clarify the interpretation of the Pharmacopoeia and to facilitate application of the requirements by the user. This fourth edition will include all the monographs in the third edition together with new monographs for didanosine, indinavir sulfate, nelfinavir mesilate, nevirapine, ritonavir, saquinovir, saquinovir mesilate. All the monograph texts are brought together in one section and the method texts in another. Each of these major sections are divided into appropriate sub-sections and the method texts are numbered for ease of cross-reference. Method texts that have been updated include, for example, the text on high performance liquid chromatography [HPLC]. This has been revised to clarify certain technical terms and to add advice on adjustment of chromatographic conditions, as recommended by the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations in October 2004. 924156301X; 9789241563017. $460.00

German Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia. Professionals engaged in all aspects of the manufacture, evaluation, registration or dispensing of homoeopathic substances or medicinal products now have access to a wealth of information comprising 583 monographs and 286 general texts including reagents, vehicles and excipients, analytical and the very important 54 manufacturing methods. Homoeopathic and anthroposophical manufacturing methods are included as well as the methods used in spagyrics and the production of organ-derived preparations. The analytical methods have been harmonized with the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) and the German Pharmacopoeia (DAB). Each monograph is uniformly structured, listing (wherever applicable)
* origin
* description
* characteristics
* identification
* purity tests and
* assays
and providing information on the basic dosage forms and their
* manufacture
* characteristics
* identification
* purity tests
* assays and
* storage.
The loose-leaf format makes it easy for the user to keep his collection up to date.  2008. 1994 p. 2 Ringbinders. Loose-leaf serial., ring binder.  ISBN 978-3-8047-5044-9. $680.00

Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2005. English Edition. Author: Pharmacopoeia Commission. Published: Nov 2005. This eighth Edition of the 'Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2005', is an official and authoritative compendium of drugs. It covers most traditional Chinese medicines, most western medicines and preparations, giving information on the standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage, and the strength for each drug. This 2005 Edition contains up to 3214 monographs of drugs, with 525 new admissions in total.

Published in three volumes:

• Volume I - Includes monographs of Chinese material medica and prepared slice, vegetable oil/fat and it's extract, Chinese traditional patent medicines, and single ingredient of Chinese crude drug preparations.
• Volume II - Deals with monographs of chemical drugs, antibiotics, biochemical preparations, radiopharmaceuticals, and excipients for pharmaceutical use.

• Volume III - Contains biological products.
  ISBN 011989663X. $1400.00 HARDCOVER

APF20 Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook. due March 2006.

Major sections in this latest edition include: • Dispensing Advice – includes information on abbreviations, extemporaneous dispensing, formulary (including paediatric doses and children’s formulary), methadone and buprenorphine dispensing.
• Clinical Notes – a new and comprehensive clinical notes section for drugs, including counselling and medication review ‘trigger points’.
• Clinical and Therapeutic Information – a range of information including healthy weight ranges, dosing in renal impairment, medicines and urinary incontinence, modification of oral formulations, pharmacokinetic data, medicines, drugs and breastfeeding, comparing insulin preparations, wound management and more. • Complementary Medicines – reorganised to provide information on uses, contraindications and interactions for each complementary medicine.
• Health Resources – includes information on infectious disease exclusion periods, travel health, drugs in sport, food additives and more.
• Standards and Guidelines – the most comprehensive guidance to contemporary professional practice in Australia of any text

$250.00

MIMS Annual. 2008. July

The MIMS Annual is the flagship product of MIMS Australia. It is this publication that has made MIMS the byword for accurate, reliable, comprehensive and independent medicines information. This has replaced the Australian Prescription Products Guide

The MIMS Annual is:

• Australia’s most comprehensive printed medicines reference, published in July every year
• Classified by therapeutic class and fully indexed, making medicines information easy to find
• A book containing prescribing information for over 2000 prescription and non-prescription medicines, giving you access to a broad range of information

approximately $400 (depending on current exchange rate). hardcover, updated July of every year.

La Pharmacopée Française

Pharmacopee Francaise.  most current edition through 2009 in French mainly. (2007): $1300.00

Pharmacopee Francaise. 2009 update now available, includes CDROM. $320.

List medicinal Plants. Edition 10th. 2005. The “list of the medicinal plants” has not been revised since 1993. The update is essential from a therapeutic point of view (evolution of certain indications, introduction of new species, obsolete character of some others) and legislature (appearance of the food complements and harmonization of the European Pharmacopeia and the French Pharmacopeia). List A (traditional use) was considerably reduced and list B (potential adverse effects) was increased. This edition presents for the first time the glossary of the terms of botany. 84 pp. in French. $100.00

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