PHARMACOPOEA AND IMPURITIES

Question 1

pharmacopoea definition

Answer 1

is abook containing directions for identification and preparation of compound medicine and is published by a medical or pharmaceutical society

Question 2

first USP published

Answer 2

1820

Question 3

first BP

Answer 3

1864

Question 4

first colonial IP

Answer 4

1868

Question 5

first indian pharmacopeal list , under ____

Answer 5

1946,under sir RN CHOPRA

Question 6

First edition IP

Answer 6

1955,BN.Gosh

Question 7

second edition IP

Answer 7

1966,B.Mukkerji

Question 8

third edition IP

Answer 8

1985

Question 9

fourth edition IP

Answer 9

1996,Dr Nityanand

Question 10

fifth edition IP

Answer 10

2007

Question 11

sixth edition IP

Answer 11

2010

Question 12

seventh edition IP

Answer 12

2014

Question 13

eighth edition IP

Answer 13

2018

Question 14

define impurities

Answer 14

are substances that are undesired that affect the purity of the desired material

Question 15

effect of impurities

Answer 15

#make substances incompatible with other
#lower active strength of medicinal cpnd
#may bring technical difficulty in the use of medicinal cpnd
#bring change in organopletic propertieslike odor taste appearance

Question 16

sources of impurities in pharmaceutical 7 points

Answer 16

raw materials
reagents used in manufacturing
methods of manufacturing
inadequate/improper storage condition
decomposition during storage
atmospheric contamination
intermediate products of manufacture