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The Pharmacopoeia 2018 was released by Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. [ 5 ] I.P. , the abbreviation of 'Indian Pharmacopoeia' is familiar to the consumers in the Indian sub-continent as a mandatory drug name suffix.
A national formulary contains a list of medicines that are approved for prescription throughout the country, indicating which products are interchangeable. It includes key information on the composition, description, selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.
It is the largest and most up-to-date source of information on drug products approved for use in Nigeria by NAFDAC (National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control). The use of EMDEX as a reference drug manual is endorsed by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria , the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria , and major health institutions.
135 countries had national treatment guidelines/formulary manuals 88 countries had introduced the essential drug concept into medical and pharmacy curricula . Bangladesh is a least developed country which has confirmed and reiterated that it is within the capabilities countries with limited resources to successfully introduce an integrated ...
Schedule X is a class of prescription drugs in India appearing as an appendix to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules introduced in 1945. These are drugs which cannot be purchased over the counter without a valid prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP).
Martindale aims to cover drugs and related substances reported to be of clinical interest anywhere in the world. It provides health professionals with a useful source of information to identify medicines, such as confirming the drug and brand name of a medication being taken by a patient arriving from abroad.
The first edition of the "WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children", was published in 2007, while the 9th edition was published in 2023. [ 7 ] [ 4 ] [ 23 ] It was created to make sure that the needs of children were systematically considered such as availability of proper formulations . [ 7 ]
NF grade is a purity grade set by the National Formulary (NF). NF grade is equivalent to the ACS grade for many drugs. British Pharmacopoeia: Meets or exceeds requirements set by the British Pharmacopoeia (BP). Can be used for food, drug, and medical purposes, and also for most laboratory purposes. [5]