Indian Pharmacopoeia 2018: Addendum 2019

Salient Features of Addendum 2019 to IP 2018

Published by: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
(Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India)
Sector 23, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad 201 002, India

Effective Date: 1st October, 2019

Salient Features:

Addendum 2019 contains 66 new monographs including chemical (61), herbs andherbal products (03), and radiopharmaceuticals preparations (02)

One general monograph on Lotion also included

Special emphasis has been given to the dosage forms of API whose dosage forms were not in the IP 2018

General chemical tests for identification of an article have been almost eliminated and more specific infrared, ultraviolet spectrophotometric, HPLC and HPTLC tests have been given emphasis

Special emphasis was given to include/upgrade dissolution test in existing monographs

Most of the existing assays and related substances tests have been upgraded to liquid chromatography method

Addendum 2019 to IP 2018: Monograph Additions
Monographs on Dosage Forms : 33
APIs : 26
Fixed Dosed Combination : 2
Herbs and Herbal Products : 3
Radiopharmaceutical preparations : 2

Addendum 2019 to IP 2018: Addition of New Monographs

Chemical Monographs : 61

Herbs and Herbal Products : 3

Radiopharmaceutical preparations : 2