Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission: Structure and Role in Formulation of IP and NFI

This article briefly reviews the role of Indian
Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) for publications of Indian
Pharmacopoeia (IP) and National formulary of India (NFI) to some of
these anticipated changes, informs constituents about how they can
remain updated about progress and upcoming modifications to
official texts, and invites participation in the standards-setting
process, which are helpful to the practitioners, researchers, educators
and policy makers in the field of health care profession.

• Sanvidhan G. Suke

• Addendum
• Indian Pharmacopoeia
• Monograph
• National Formulary of India.

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