Health minister to release Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007

Union health and family welfare minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss will release the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 at a function tomorrow.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 fulfils the requirements of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, which lays down the standards of drugs produced or marketed in India and thus contributes in the control of the quality of the medicinal products.

The standards prescribed in the pharmacopoeia are authoritative, legally enforceable and intended to help in the inspection and licensing of manufacturing and distribution of drugs and pharmaceuticals.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 has been prepared in accordance with the principles and designed plan decided by the scientific body of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission.

In addition to the past practices of requesting for comments, the contents of revised appendices and monographs have been publicized on the website of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, for collecting comments widely from various institutions and organizations.

All the feedback and inputs have been reviewed by the relevant Expert Committee to ensure the feasibility and practicability of the standards and methods revised in this edition of the Pharmacopoeia, as well as the principle of "openness, justice and fairness" has been kept in mind during compiling and editing.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 has been published in three volumes. The Pharmacopoeial standards included in this publication adhere to the concept of harmonization with those used internationally, also keeping in view technological status for manufactures and analysis of different sectors of the industry, without compromising with the quality of the products.