About BP 2010

About BP 2010
Setting the standard for compliance across the globe
The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the official collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances. Produced by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission Secretariat, part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the BP makes an important contribution to public health by setting publicly available standards for the quality of medicines.

Since 1864, the BP has been providing authoritative standards for pharmaceutical substances and it continues to play an important role in the standard-setting process worldwide. Now used in almost 100 countries, the BP remains an essential reference for all individuals and organisations working within pharmaceutical research and development, manufacture and testing around the world.

Updated annually, the BP 2010 contains monographs of pharmaceutical substances, formulated preparations and other articles used in the practice of medicine. Clearly laid out sections include monographs, which set out the mandatory standards for active substances, excipients, formulated preparations, blood-related products, immunological products, radiopharmaceutical preparations, surgical materials, herbal and complementary medicines, together with supporting General Notices, test methods, infrared spectra and supplementary information.

The BP 2010 is available in a variety of formats designed to be flexible to suit the needs and requirements of your organisation:

In print
•Five volume printed edition
•Single-user licence for the CD-ROM
•Single-user licence for the online edition via www.pharmacopoeia.co.uk
•Three free in-year updates to the content of the online version
•£830
•ISBN 9780113228287.
CD-ROM
The BP 2010 CD-ROM enables you to install fully the complete text of the BP, together with its search and linking functionality, directly onto your laptop or PC.

Once installed and activated, the 2010 version enables you to access the content of the BP without inserting the CD-ROM, providing complete portability if used on a laptop, without requiring internet access.
Online
www.pharmacopoeia.co.uk is an integral part of the BP package, enabling access to the full text of the BP 2010. New to the BP 2010 Online are three in-year updates to harmonise with the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia. These updates are available free, as part of your online package in January, April and July 2010.

Advanced search features include an A-Z listing on monographs and articles, inclusion of ‘did you mean?’ and other close matches and a personalised ‘My BP’ area making searching for the information you use regularly easier and more efficient.
eBook
Enables you to access the full five volume set of the BP on your PDA or any other compatible device.

•Exclusively available to BP 2010 print customers
•£398 (£457.70 inc VAT)
•ISBN 9780113228461.