Glossary
What is Pharmacopoeia?
An official compendium of quality standards for medicines and their ingredients, containing monographs that specify identity, purity and assay requirements, and general chapters describing test methods. Major pharmacopoeias include the United States Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia, Indian Pharmacopoeia and Japanese Pharmacopoeia. Their standards have legal force in their jurisdictions.