Total amount of a class or a group of active plant principles in a given sample
Ultimate analysis
Amount of a specific constituent or a single chemical species present in the sample
Classical method
also known as general/ chemical/ wet/ stoichiometric method
• example : titrimetric analysis, gravimetric analysis
Instrumental method
more accurate
based on specific physical or chemical properties of the analyte
Examples: spectrometry,polarimetry,chromatography
Electrochemical method
Works by measuring the potential (volts) and/or current (amps) in an electrochemical cell containing the analyte
Optical methods
based upon the measurement of the interaction of the molecules with electromagnetic radiation
Chromatography
It is defined as the process of separation of the individual components of a mixture based on their relative affinities towards stationary and mobile phases
Thermal method
Refers to group of techniques in which a physical property of a substance is measured as a function of temperature while the substance is subjected to a controlled temperature program
Miscellaneous or special method
Involves the crude drugs and other natural products
Examples: Acid value, Ash content, Water content
Based on materials used
Chemical = titrimetric method
Physical = instruments and special apparata
Biological = use of microorganism and animals and parts thereof
Volumetric Analysis
It is an analysis involving the measurement of volume of a solution of known concentration required to react with the desired constituent
Gravimetric Analysis
It is an analysis involving the accurate measurement of weight of substance being determined which may be isolated in pure form or converted to another substance of known composition by making it react quantitatively with another substance usually a precipitant
Special Methods
analysis which require a distinct type of technique such as analysis of crude drugs, assay of fats and fixed oils, assay of volatile oils and assay of alkaloids
Physico-Chemical Methods
Analysis based on some specific physical or chemical property or properties of the substance being analyzed with the use of instruments such as: spectrophotometer, chromatograph units, polarographer, polarimeter, flourometer
Official Compendia
Approved sources of guidelines for drug quality required by certain practitioners or agencies
Pharmacopoeia
the word derives from the ancient Greek φαρμακοποιΐα(pharmakopoiia)
drug-making
(pharmako-)
Drugs
(poi-)
Make
Creation to signing of the first Philippine Pharmacopeia in cooperation with the Japanese Government through the initiatives of Dr. Conrado S Dayrit and Prof Akira Hamada
1996
Creation Pharmacopeia Organization for the preparation and publication of the Phil Pharmacopeia thru Department Order no. 216- F
May 26, 1999
Exec. Order 302 - Declaring and adopting the Phil Pharmacopeia as the Official book of Standards and Reference for Pharmaceutical Products and Crude plant drugs in the Philippines
March 29, 2004
1864
Medical Act of 1858 published the first combined Pharmacopeia (London, Edinburgh and Dublin)
British pharmacopeia
2007
BP edition included monographs of materials used for Traditional Chinese medicines
2008 and thereafter
revision is annual and is made official every 1st of January each year
Japanese pharmacopeia
was first published in 25 June, 1886
Indian pharmacopeia
was published in the year 1951 by WHO in cooperation with United Nations
European pharmacopeia
Was published in 1969
First US Pharmacopeia
1778 - The first American formulary compiled by Gen William Brown was so called “Lititz Pharmacopeia” published at Lititz, Pensylvania, for use by the Military Hospital of the United States Army
1820
The first US Pharmacopeia through the efforts of : Dr. Lyman Spalding, Dr. Samuel Mitchill and Dr. Jacob Bigelow (Founders of US Pharmacopeial Convention)
1888
First National Formulary was published by American PharmacistsAssociation (APhA)
1906
President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the first Federal Pure Food and Drug Act and changed the title to National
Formulary, designating both USP and NF as establishing legal standards for medical and pharmaceutic substances
1975
USP acquires NF and Drug standards Laboratory from APhA
1980
First combined USP-NF was published
2002
USP revised and published annually, made official every 1st of May each year
General Notices Section
The section which presents the basic assumptions, definitions, and default conditions for the interpretation and application of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary (NF)
General Chapters
1 to 999 – Physical tests and determinations, microbiological tests, Chemical tests and assays, Biological tests and assays
1000 to 1999 – General Information (no mandatory requirement)
Above 2000 apply to articles classified as Dietary ingredient or supplements
Monograph
API and FPP
provides a specification by way of a name, definition, description, tests, procedures, and acceptance criteria and sometimes packaging and labeling requirements.
Sample Raw Material (RM) monograph
USP–NF
is a combination of two official compendia: the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary (NF)
Monographs
for drug substances and preparations are featured in the USP