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In 1979 a new edition was published with a new title, The Pharmaceutical Codex. The Medicines Commission had recommended in 1972 that the British Pharmacopoeia should henceforth be the only compendium of official standards for medicines in the UK, and the BPC lost its status as an official book. The PSGB remained as the publishers.
The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the national pharmacopoeia of the United Kingdom.It is an annually published collection of quality standards for medicinal substances in the UK, which is used by individuals and organisations involved in pharmaceutical research, development, manufacture and testing.
Martindale Pharma – Martindale Pharmaceuticals - Ltd (Now Ethypharm UK) Mölnlycke – Mölnlycke Health Care Ltd; Mayne – Mayne Pharma plc; McNeil – McNeil Laboratories Ltd; Meda – Meda Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Medac – Medac (UK), Scion House, University of Stirling; MediSense – MediSense, Abbott Laboratories Ltd; Menarini – A ...
A British Approved Name (BAN) is the official, non-proprietary, or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance, as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP). [1] The BAN is also the official name used in some countries around the world, because starting in 1953, proposed new names were evaluated by a panel of experts from WHO in conjunction with the BP commission to ensure naming ...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is the trade association for over 120 companies in the UK producing prescription medicines for humans, founded in 1891. [1] It is the British equivalent of America's PhRMA ; however, the member companies research, develop, manufacture and supply medicines prescribed for the National ...
BTG Limited is an international specialist healthcare company that is developing and commercialising products targeting critical care, cancer and other disorders. The current name was adopted when the British Technology Group changed its name on 27 May 1998. [2]
As a student, he was awarded medals in chemistry, botany and materia medica. He qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist in 1891, becoming a demonstrator in the Society's laboratory and school. He later became head of the analytical laboratory at Burroughs Wellcome, and assisted in the compilation of the British Pharmaceutical Codex.
It is described and standardized in the 1898 United States Pharmacopoeia [5] and 1911 British Pharmaceutical Codex [6] for use in lozenges, tinctures, and syrups as a sedative for irritable cough or as a mild hypnotic (sleeping aid) for insomnia.