PRELIM 02 - Monograph Flashcards
Sets forth the article’s name, definition, specification, and other requirements related to packaging, storage, and labeling
Monograph
7 information included in a monograph (DSDSCQT)
Drug, Safety, Dosage, Storage, Clinical trial, Quality, Testing
2 types of monograph (PO)
Pharmacopeia monograph, OTC monograph
Came from stakeholders from academic industries and regulators (Types of monograph)
Pharmacopeial monograph
Created and controlled by the FDA (Types of monograph)
OTC monograph
Used for active ingredients named in defining the required strength of a compendial article (Components of monograph)
Molecular formula
Are presumed to be unsuitable for inclusion in an official article if they exceed the minimum quantity required for providing their intended effect (Components of monograph)
Added substances
The approximate solubility of a compendial substance is indicated by descriptive terms (Components of monograph)
Description and solubility
Provided as an aid in verifying the identity of articles as they purported to be (Components of monograph)
Identity
Intended to serve as the official test in the event of a question or dispute regarding the preparation’s conformance to official standards (Components of monograph)
Assay
Are provided to limit such substances to amounts that are unobjectionable under conditions in which the article is customarily employed (Components of monograph)
Impurities and foreign substances
Where content uniformity determinations have been made using the same analytical methodology specified in the assay (Components of monograph)
Performance tests
Are authentic specimens that have been approved as suitable for use as comparison standards in USP or NF tests and assays (Components of monograph)
USP reference standards
Very soluble (Parts of solute)
<1
Freely soluble (Parts of solute)
1-10
Soluble (Parts of solute)
10-30
Sparingly soluble (Parts of solute)
30-100
Slightly soluble (Parts of solute)
100-1000
Very slightly soluble (Parts of solute)
1000-10,000
Practically insoluble (Parts of solute)
> 10,000