British Pharmacopoeia 2012 - The Only Official Source of British Pharmaceutical Standards

The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the leading collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances, making it an essential reference for anyone working within pharmaceutical research and development, manufacture and testing.

Produced by the British Pharmacopoeia Secretariat, part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the BP makes an important contribution to public health by setting publicly available standards for the quality of medicines.

Used in over 100 countries, the BP is updated every year to provide the most up-to-date standards.

New for 2012:

• 35 new monographs for formulated preparations
• Additional standards for widely used unlicensed medicines
• European Pharmacopoeia 7th edition text up to and including Supplement 7.2

Formats of the BP 2012

The BP package provides you with the essential information contained in the BP 2012 in a range of formats, enabling you to access it whenever you want and in the most convenient way possible.

Your BP 2012 package will include:

• Six-volume printed edition including the BP (Veterinary) 2012
• Single-user licence to the CD-ROM
• Single-user licence to the online edition
• Free in-year updates in January, April and July to harmonise with the European Pharmacopoeia

British Pharmacopoeia 2012 in print

The print format British Pharmacopoeia 2012 is a boxed edition comprising five volumes of the BP 2012 and a single volume of the BP (Veterinary) 2012.

Clearly laid-out sections make it easy to refer to the general notices, test methods and infrared spectra.

British Pharmacopoeia 2012 on CD-ROM

The BP 2012 CD-ROM enables you to install the complete text of the BP, together with its search and linking functionality, directly onto your laptop or PC.

British Pharmacopoeia 2012 online

The British Pharmacopoeia website is an integral part of the BP package, enabling access to the full text of the BP. The BP 2012 online includes three free in-year updates to harmonise with the European Pharmacopoeia.

The BP online offers enhanced search features, including an A-Z listing on monographs and articles, inclusion of 'did you mean' and other close matches and the personalised 'My BP' area, making searching for the information you use regularly easier and more efficient.

Maximise your online access

If several people in your organisation need access to the BP simultaneously, you may benefit from a concurrent user licence to allow maximum access through any workstation.