The first edition of BP was published in 1864. It consists of two sections: Part I: Materia Medica and Part II: Preparation and Compounding.
• Second edition of BP was published in 1867.
• Third edition of BP was published in 1884.
• Fourth edition of BP was published in 1898.
• Next edition of BP was published in 1914.
• Next edition of BP was published in 1953.
• In this edition titles of drugs and preparations were in English instead of Latin and the metric system.
• It has been published annually.
• In BP 2007 monographs have been introduced for
material specifically used in the preparation of Traditional Chinese medicines.
• BP 2008 contains approximately 3100 monographs for
substances, preparations and articles used in practice.
• It has been made effective from 1st January 2008.
• BP 2007, 2008, and 2009 were given in six volumes
i.e. volume I to volume VI.
• Volume I and II contain medicinal substances.
• Volume III contains formulated preparations, blood-related
products, immunological products, radiopharmaceutical preparations, surgical
materials and homoeopathic preparations.
• Volume IV contains supplementary chapters, IR
spectra etc.
• Volume V contains veterinary.
• Volume VI contains a CD ROM version.
The British Pharmacopoeia 2010
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA), has published the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2010.
• The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the official
collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical
substances. Published annually the BP contains monographs for pharmaceutical substances,
formulated preparations and other articles used in the practice of
medicine.
• The standards in the BP 2010 are legally effective
in the UK from 1st January 2010.
• The BP has been providing authoritative, official
standards for pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products since 1864.
Today, it is used in almost 100 countries worldwide and remains an essential
reference.
New to the British Pharmacopoeia 2010
• 40 monographs for formulated preparations, including
veterinary medicines and standards used for unlicensed formulations.
• BP contains new and revised monographs for herbal
medicinal products and homoeopathic stocks and mother tinctures.
• The BP 2010 comprises four volumes of the BP 2010
and a single volume of the BP (Veterinary) 2010.
The British Pharmacopoeia 2013
• Six-volume printed edition including the BP
(Veterinary) 2013.
New for British Pharmacopoeia 2013
• 41 new BP monographs.
• 40 new European Pharmacopoeia monographs.
• 619 amended monographs.
• 6 new and 1 amended Infrared Reference Spectra.
The British Pharmacopoeia 2014
• The only official source of British pharmaceutical
standards.
• Produced by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission
Secretariat of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA),
and updated annually.
• The 2014 edition includes almost 3500 monographs which are legally enforced by the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.
• The BP 2014 has five volumes of the British
Pharmacopoeia 2014 and a single volume of the British Pharmacopoeia
(Veterinary) 2014, along with a fully searchable CD-ROM and online access.
New for British Pharmacopoeia 2014
• Legally effective from 1 January 2014.
• 40 new BP monographs.
• 272 amended monographs.
• Three new Supplementary Chapters.
• Four new BP (Vet) monographs.
• One new BP (Vet) Supplementary Chapter.