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Описание: WHAT IS IPC?
The Govt. of India have created a separate, dedicated, autonomous institutionin the form of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) to deal with matters relating to timely publication of the Indian Pharmacopoeia which is the official book of standards for drug included therein, in terms of the Second Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 so as to specify the standards of identify, purity and strength of the drugs imported, manufactured for sale, stocked or exhibited for sale or distributed in India.

The mandate of the Commission is to perform, inter-alia, functions such as revision and publication of the Indian Pharmacopoeia and National formulary of India on a regular basis besides providing IP Reference Substances and training to the stakeholders on Pharmacopoeial issues. The Commission has become fully operational from 1st January, 2009 as an Autonomous Body, fully financed by the Central Government with specific budgetary allocations under administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is the Chairperson and the Chairman-Scientific Body is the Co-Chairman of the Commission. The Secretary-cum-Scientific Director is the Chief Scientific and Executive Officer of the Commission.

Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) is published by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in fulfillment of the requirements of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules 1945 thereunder. IP is recognized as the official book of standards for the drugs being manufactured and/or marketed in India. IP contains a collection of authoritative procedures of analysis and specifications of drugs for their identity, purity and strength. The standards of the IP are authoritative in nature and are enforced by the regulatory authorities for ensuring the quality of drugs in India. During quality assurance and at the time of dispute in the court of law the IP standards are legally acceptable.

History of IP
The history of the IP began in the year 1833 when a committee of the East Indian Company’s Dispensary recommended the publication of a Pharmacopoeia and Bengal Pharmacopoeia and General Conspectus of Medicinal Plants was published in 1844, which mainly listed most of the commonly used indigenous remedies. This was followed by IP 1868, which covered both the drugs of British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 1867 and indigenous drugs used in India, with a supplement published in 1869 incorporating the vernacular names of indigenous drugs and plants. However, from 1885 the BP was made official in India. A drug Enquiry Committee appointed in 1927 by the government recommended the publication of a National Pharmacopoeia.

After independence, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee was constituted in 1948, for publication of IP as its main function. The Indian Pharmacopoeia editions are as follows:

Indian Pharmacopoeia 1955 - First edition, followed by supplement in 1960;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 1966 - Second edition, followed by supplement in 1975;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 1985 - Third edition, followed by its addendum in 1989 and 1991;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 1996 - Fourth edition, followed by its addendum 2000, supplement 2000 for Veterinary Products, addendum 2002 and addendum 2005;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 - Fifth edition, followed by addendum 2008;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2010 - Six edition with DVD followed by its addendum 2012;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 – Seventh edition with DVD followed by its addendum 2015 and addendum 2016;
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2018 with DVD - Eighth edition
Indian Pharmacopoeia 2022 - Ninth edition

The National Formulary of India is an authoritative guide to prescribing, dispensing and
administering medicines for healthcare professionals. It will be useful for framing national drug
policies in the country. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India vide its
notification F. No. X. 11035/2/06-DFQC, dated 8 th May 2008 assigned this mandatory
responsibility to the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad to publish NFI on regular
basis.
Chronology of National Formulary of India (NFI):
The Chronology of Publication National Formulary of India is as follows:-
1. The First Edition of NFI – National Formulary of India, 1960
2. The Second Edition of NFI –National Formulary of India, 1966
3. The Third Edition of NFI – National Formulary of India, 1979
4. The Fourth Edition of NFI – National Formulary of India, 2011
5. The Fifth Edition of NFI – National Formulary of India, 2016
6. The Sixth Edition of NFI (Current Edition) – National Formulary of India, 2021