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EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA 10.2 Index
1. General notices ......................................................................... 32.1. Apparatus ............................................................................. 152.1.1. Droppers ........................................................................... 152.1.2. Comparative table of porosity of sintered-glass filters.. 152.1.3. Ultraviolet ray lamps for analytical purposes............... 152.1.4. Sieves ................................................................................. 162.1.5. Tubes for comparative tests ............................................ 172.1.6. Gas detector tubes............................................................ 172.2. Physical and physico-chemical methods.......................... 212.2.1. Clarity and degree of opalescence of liquids ................ 212.2.10. Viscosity - Rotating viscometer method ..................... 282.2.11. Distillation range ........................................................... 302.2.12. Boiling point................................................................... 312.2.13. Determination of water by distillation ........................ 312.2.14. Melting point - capillary method................................. 322.2.15. Melting point - open capillary method ....................... 332.2.16. Melting point - instantaneous method........................ 332.2.17. Drop point ...................................................................... 332.2.18. Freezing point................................................................. 352.2.19. Amperometric titration................................................. 352.2.2. Degree of coloration of liquids....................................... 222.2.20. Potentiometric titration ................................................ 352.2.21. Fluorimetry..................................................................... 362.2.22. Atomic emission spectrometry .................................... 362.2.23. Atomic absorption spectrometry ................................. 372.2.24. Absorption spectrophotometry, infrared.................... 392.2.25. Absorption spectrophotometry, ultraviolet andvisible ......................................................................................... 42
2.2.26. Paper chromatography .................................................. 462.2.27. Thin-layer chromatography.......................................... 472.2.28. Gas chromatography...................................................... 482.2.29. Liquid chromatography................................................. 492.2.3. Potentiometric determination of pH............................. 242.2.30. Size-exclusion chromatography ................................... 512.2.31. Electrophoresis ............................................................... 512.2.32. Loss on drying................................................................ 572.2.33. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry ................ 582.2.34. Thermal analysis ............................................................ 612.2.35. Osmolality....................................................................... 632.2.36. Potentiometric determination of ionicconcentration using ion-selective electrodes ........................ 64
2.2.37. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry ................................. 652.2.38. Conductivity ................................................................... 662.2.39. Molecular mass distribution in dextrans .................... 682.2.4. Approximate pH of solutions ......................................... 252.2.40. Near-infrared spectroscopy .......................................... 702.2.41. Circular dichroism......................................................... 752.2.42. Density of solids............................................................. 762.2.43. Mass spectrometry......................................................... 772.2.44. Total organic carbon in water for pharmaceuticaluse............................................................................................... 79
2.2.58. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry...... 1082.2.59. Glycan analysis of glycoproteins ................................ 1092.2.6. Refractive index................................................................ 262.2.61. Characterisation of crystalline solids bymicrocalorimetry and solution calorimetry........................ 115
2.2.63. Direct amperometric and pulsed electrochemicaldetection .................................................................................. 117
2.2.64. Peptide identification by nuclear magnetic resonancespectrometry ........................................................................... 118
2.2.66. Detection and measurement of radioactivity ........... 1192.2.7. Optical rotation ................................................................ 262.2.8. Viscosity ............................................................................ 272.2.9. Capillary viscometer method ......................................... 272.3. Identification...................................................................... 1292.3.1. Identification reactions of ions and functionalgroups ...................................................................................... 129
2.3.2. Identification of fatty oils by thin-layerchromatography...................................................................... 132
2.3.3. Identification of phenothiazines by thin-layerchromatography...................................................................... 133
2.3.4. Odour .............................................................................. 1332.4. Limit tests........................................................................... 1372.4.1. Ammonium .................................................................... 1372.4.10. Lead in sugars............................................................... 1422.4.11. Phosphates .................................................................... 1422.4.12. Potassium...................................................................... 1422.4.13. Sulfates........................................................................... 1422.4.14. Sulfated ash ................................................................... 1422.4.15. Nickel in polyols........................................................... 1432.4.16. Total ash ........................................................................ 1432.4.17. Aluminium ................................................................... 1432.4.18. Free formaldehyde ....................................................... 1432.4.19. Alkaline impurities in fatty oils.................................. 1442.4.2. Arsenic............................................................................. 1372.4.20. Determination of elemental impurities..................... 1442.4.21. Foreign oils in fatty oils by thin-layerchromatography...................................................................... 147
2.4.22. Composition of fatty acids by gas chromatography.. 1472.4.23. Sterols in fatty oils........................................................ 1502.4.24. Identification and control of residualsolvents .........................................................................10.1-4323
2.4.25. Ethylene oxide and dioxan.......................................... 1572.4.26. N,N-Dimethylaniline ................................................... 1582.4.27. Heavy metals in herbal drugs and herbal drugpreparations ............................................................................ 158
2.4.28. 2-Ethylhexanoic acid ................................................... 1602.4.29. Composition of fatty acids in oils rich in omega-3acids.......................................................................................... 161
2.4.3. Calcium ........................................................................... 1382.4.30. Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in ethoxylatedsubstances ................................................................................ 163
2.4.31. Nickel in hydrogenated vegetable oils ....................... 1632.4.32. Total cholesterol in oils rich in omega-3 acids ......... 1632.4.4. Chlorides ......................................................................... 1382.4.5. Fluorides.......................................................................... 1382.4.6. Magnesium ..................................................................... 1382.4.7. Magnesium and alkaline-earth metals ........................ 1392.4.8. Heavy metals................................................................... 1392.4.9. Iron .................................................................................. 1422,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol ................................................... 23902.5. Assays ................................................................................. 1672.5.1. Acid value........................................................................ 1672.5.10. Oxygen-flask method .................................................. 1702.5.11. Complexometric titrations.......................................... 1702.5.12. Water : semi-micro determination ............................. 1712.5.13. Aluminium in adsorbed vaccines .............................. 1712.5.14. Calcium in adsorbed vaccines .................................... 1722.5.15. Phenol in immunosera and vaccines......................... 1722.5.16. Protein in polysaccharide vaccines ............................ 1722.5.17. Nucleic acids in polysaccharide vaccines .................. 1722.5.18. Phosphorus in polysaccharide vaccines .................... 1722.5.19. O-Acetyl in polysaccharide vaccines ......................... 1732.5.2. Ester value....................................................................... 1672.5.20. Hexosamines in polysaccharide vaccines.................. 1732.5.21. Methylpentoses in polysaccharide vaccines.............. 1732.5.22. Uronic acids in polysaccharide vaccines ................... 1742.5.23. Sialic acid in polysaccharide vaccines ....................... 1742.5.24. Carbon dioxide in gases .............................................. 1742.5.25. Carbon monoxide in gases ......................................... 1752.5.26. Nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in gases.. 1762.5.27. Oxygen in gases............................................................ 1762.5.28. Water in gases............................................................... 176
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2.5.29. Sulfur dioxide ............................................................... 1772.5.3. Hydroxyl value ............................................................... 1672.5.30. Oxidising substances ................................................... 1772.5.31. Ribose in polysaccharide vaccines ............................. 1772.5.32. Water : micro determination....................................... 1782.5.33. Total protein ................................................................. 1782.5.34. Acetic acid in synthetic peptides................................ 1812.5.35. Nitrous oxide in gases ................................................. 1822.5.36. Anisidine value............................................................. 1822.5.37. Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl methanesulfonate inmethanesulfonic acid ............................................................. 182
2.5.38. Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl methanesulfonate in activesubstances ................................................................................ 183
2.5.39. Methanesulfonyl chloride in methanesulfonicacid ........................................................................................... 184
2.5.4. Iodine value .................................................................... 1672.5.40. Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl toluenesulfonate in activesubstances ................................................................................ 185
2.5.41. Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl benzenesulfonate in activesubstances ................................................................................ 186
2.6.13. Microbiological examination of non-sterile products :test for specified micro-organisms ....................................... 205
2.6.14. Bacterial endotoxins .................................................... 2092.6.15. Prekallikrein activator ................................................. 2132.6.16. Tests for extraneous agents in viral vaccines for humanuse..................................................................................10.2-4579
2.6.17. Test for anticomplementary activity ofimmunoglobulin..................................................................... 216
2.6.18. Test for neurovirulence of live virus vaccines .......... 2182.6.2. Mycobacteria .................................................................. 1942.6.20. Anti-A and anti-B haemagglutinins .......................... 2182.6.21. Nucleic acid amplification techniques....................... 2192.6.22. Activated coagulation factors ..................................... 2242.6.26. Test for anti-D antibodies in human immunoglobu-lin.............................................................................................. 230
2.6.27. Microbiological examination of cell-basedpreparations ............................................................................ 231
2.6.30. Monocyte-activation test............................................. 2332.6.31. Microbiological examination of herbal medicinalproducts for oral use and extracts used in theirpreparation .............................................................................. 239
2.6.33. Residual pertussis toxin............................................... 2412.6.34. Host-cell protein assays............................................... 2442.6.35. Quantification and characterisation of residualhost-cell DNA ......................................................................... 248
2.6.36. Microbiological examination of live biotherapeuticproducts : tests for enumeration of microbialcontaminants........................................................................... 250
2.6.37. Principles for the detection of extraneous viruses inimmunological veterinary medicinal products using culturemethods ........................................................................10.2-4581
2.6.38. Microbiological examination of live biotherapeuticproducts : tests for specified micro-organisms.................... 255
2.6.7. Mycoplasmas .................................................................. 1942.6.8. Pyrogens.......................................................................... 1992.7. Biological assays ................................................................ 2612.7.1. Immunochemical methods........................................... 2612.7.10. Assay of human coagulation factor VII .................... 2802.7.11. Assay of human coagulation factor IX ...................... 2812.7.12. Assay of heparin in coagulation factors .................... 281
2.7.13. Assay of human anti-D immunoglobulin ................. 2822.7.14. Assay of hepatitis A vaccine........................................ 2842.7.15. Assay of hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA) ......................... 2852.7.16. Assay of pertussis vaccine (acellular) ........................ 2862.7.17. Assay of human antithrombin III .............................. 2882.7.18. Assay of human coagulation factor II ....................... 2882.7.19. Assay of human coagulation factor X........................ 2892.7.2. Microbiological assay of antibiotics ............................. 2622.7.20. In vivo assay of poliomyelitis vaccine (inactivated).. 2892.7.21. Assay of human von Willebrand factor..................... 2902.7.22. Assay of human coagulation factor XI ...................... 2912.7.23. Numeration of CD34/CD45+ cells in haematopoieticproducts ................................................................................... 292
2.7.24. Flow cytometry ............................................................ 2932.7.25. Assay of human plasmin inhibitor............................. 2952.7.27. Flocculation value (Lf) of diphtheria and tetanus toxinsand toxoids (Ramon assay) ................................................... 295
2.7.28. Colony-forming cell assay for humanhaematopoietic progenitor cells............................................ 296
2.7.29. Nucleated cell count and viability.............................. 2972.7.30. Assay of human protein C .......................................... 2992.7.31. Assay of human protein S ........................................... 3002.7.32. Assay of human α-1-proteinase inhibitor ................. 3002.7.34. Assay of human C1-esterase inhibitor ...................... 3012.7.35. Immunonephelometry for vaccine componentassay ......................................................................................... 301
2.7.4. Assay of human coagulation factor VIII ..................... 2682.7.5. Assay of heparin............................................................. 2692.7.6. Assay of diphtheria vaccine (adsorbed) ...................... 2692.7.7. Assay of pertussis vaccine (whole cell)........................ 2742.7.8. Assay of tetanus vaccine (adsorbed)............................ 2752.7.9. Test for Fc function of immunoglobulin..................... 2792.8. Methods in pharmacognosy ............................................ 3052.8.1. Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid .............................. 3052.8.10. Solubility in alcohol of essential oils.......................... 3062.8.11. Assay of 1,8-cineole in essential oils.......................... 3072.8.12. Essential oils in herbal drugs...................................... 3072.8.13. Pesticide residues ......................................................... 3082.8.14. Tannins in herbal drugs .............................................. 3102.8.15. Bitterness value............................................................. 3102.8.16. Dry residue of extracts ................................................ 3112.8.17. Loss on drying of extracts........................................... 3112.8.18. Determination of aflatoxin B1 in herbal drugs ......... 3112.8.2. Foreign matter ................................................................ 3052.8.20. Herbal drugs : sampling and sample preparation .... 3132.8.21. Test for aristolochic acids in herbal drugs ................ 3142.8.22. Determination of ochratoxin A in herbal drugs ...... 3162.8.23. Microscopic examination of herbal drugs ................ 3172.8.24. Foam index ................................................................... 3172.8.25. High-performance thin-layer chromatography ofherbal drugs and herbal drug preparations ........................ 318
2.8.3. Stomata and stomatal index.......................................... 3052.8.4. Swelling index................................................................. 3062.8.5. Water in essential oils .................................................... 3062.8.6. Foreign esters in essential oils ...................................... 3062.8.7. Fatty oils and resinified essential oils in essentialoils ............................................................................................ 306
2.8.8. Odour and taste of essential oils .................................. 3062.8.9. Residue on evaporation of essential oils ..................... 3062.9. Pharmaceutical technical procedures ............................. 3232.9.1. Disintegration of tablets and capsules ......................... 3232.9.10. Ethanol content ............................................................ 3392.9.11. Test for methanol and 2-propanol ............................. 3422.9.12. Sieve test........................................................................ 3432.9.14. Specific surface area by air permeability................... 3432.9.16. Flowability..................................................................... 3462.9.17. Test for extractable volume of parenteralpreparations ............................................................................ 347
2.9.18. Preparations for inhalation : aerodynamic assessmentof fine particles........................................................................ 347
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2.9.22. Softening time determination of lipophilicsuppositories ........................................................................... 363
2.9.23. Gas pycnometric density of solids ............................. 3642.9.25. Dissolution test for medicated chewing gums ......... 3652.9.26. Specific surface area by gas adsorption ..................... 3692.9.27. Uniformity of mass of delivered doses from multidosecontainers ................................................................................ 372
2.9.29. Intrinsic dissolution..................................................... 3722.9.3. Dissolution test for solid dosage forms ....................... 3262.9.31. Particle size analysis by laser light diffraction.......... 3732.9.32. Porosity and pore-size distribution of solids bymercury porosimetry ............................................................. 377
2.9.33. Characterisation of crystalline and partially crystallinesolids by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)........................ 379
2.9.34. Bulk density and tapped density of powders............ 3842.9.35. Powder fineness............................................................ 3872.9.36. Powder flow .................................................................. 3872.9.37. Optical microscopy...................................................... 3902.9.38. Particle-size distribution estimation by analyticalsieving ...................................................................................... 392
2.9.39. Water-solid interactions : determination ofsorption-desorption isotherms and of water activity......... 394
2.9.4. Dissolution test for transdermal patches .................... 3332.9.40. Uniformity of dosage units ......................................... 3982.9.41. Friability of granules and spheroids .......................... 4002.9.42. Dissolution test for lipophilic solid dosage forms ... 4012.9.43. Apparent dissolution ................................................... 4032.9.44. Preparations for nebulisation : characterisation....... 4042.9.45. Wettability of porous solids including powders....... 4062.9.47. Demonstration of uniformity of dosage units usinglarge sample sizes.................................................................... 409
2.9.49. Powder flow properties by shear cell methods......... 4112.9.5. Uniformity of mass of single-dose preparations ........ 3352.9.52. Scanning electron microscopy ................................... 4142.9.6. Uniformity of content of single-dose preparations.... 3362.9.7. Friability of uncoated tablets ........................................ 3362.9.8. Resistance to crushing of tablets .................................. 3372.9.9. Measurement of consistency by penetrometry .......... 3373.1. Materials used for the manufacture of containers ........ 4233.1.1. Materials for containers for human blood and bloodcomponents (see 3.3.1.) ......................................................... 465
3.1.10. Materials based on non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)for containers for non-injectable, aqueous solutions......... 437
3.1.11. Materials based on non-plasticised poly(vinylchloride) for containers for solid dosage forms for oraladministration......................................................................... 439
3.1.1.1. Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)for containers for human blood and blood components (see3.3.2.)........................................................................................ 465
3.1.1.2. Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) fortubing used in sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents (see 3.3.3.) ......................................................... 468
3.1.13. Plastic additives ............................................................ 4413.1.14. Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)for containers for aqueous solutions for intravenousinfusion .................................................................................... 445
3.1.15. Polyethylene terephthalate for containers forpreparations not for parenteral use ...................................... 448
3.1.3. Polyolefins ....................................................................... 4233.1.4. Polyethylene without additives for containers forparenteral preparations and for ophthalmic preparations.. 426
3.1.5. Polyethylene with additives for containers for parenteralpreparations and for ophthalmic preparations ................... 427
3.1.6. Polypropylene for containers and closures for parenteralpreparations and ophthalmic preparations ......................... 431
3.1.7. Poly(ethylene - vinyl acetate) for containers and tubingfor total parenteral nutrition preparations .......................... 434
3.1.8. Silicone oil used as a lubricant ..................................... 4363.1.9. Silicone elastomer for closures and tubing ................. 4363.2. Containers.......................................................................... 4533.2.1. Glass containers for pharmaceutical use..................... 4533.2.2. Plastic containers and closures for pharmaceuticaluse............................................................................................. 459
3.2.2.1. Plastic containers for aqueous solutions forinfusion .................................................................................... 460
3.2.3. Sterile plastic containers for human blood andblood components (see 3.3.4.) .............................................. 471
3.2.4. Empty sterile containers of plasticised poly(vinylchloride) for human blood and blood components (see3.3.5.)........................................................................................ 473
3.2.5. Sterile containers of plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)for human blood containing anticoagulant solution (see3.3.6.)........................................................................................ 474
3.2.6. Sets for the transfusion of blood and blood components(see 3.3.7.)................................................................................ 475
3.2.8. Sterile single-use plastic syringes (see 3.3.8.) ............. 4773.2.9. Rubber closures for containers for aqueousparenteral preparations, for powders and forfreeze-dried powders.............................................................. 460
3.3. Containers for human blood and blood components, andmaterials used in their manufacture; transfusion sets andmaterials used in their manufacture; syringes .................... 463
3.3.1. Materials for containers for human blood and bloodcomponents ............................................................................. 465
3.3.2. Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) forcontainers for human blood and blood components......... 465
3.3.3. Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) fortubing used in sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents ............................................................................. 468
3.3.4. Sterile plastic containers for human blood andblood components .................................................................. 471
3.3.5. Empty sterile containers of plasticised poly(vinylchloride) for human blood and blood components........... 473
3.3.7. Sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents ............................................................................. 475
3.3.8. Sterile single-use plastic syringes ................................. 4773-O-Desacyl-4′-monophosphoryl lipid A............................ 23554. Reagents................................................................................. 4814.1. Reagents, standard solutions, buffer solutions .............. 4814.1.1. Reagents .......................................................................... 4814.1.1. Reagents ...............................................................10.1-43314.1.1. Reagents ...............................................................10.2-45854.1.2. Standard solutions for limit tests ................................. 5984.1.3. Buffer solutions .............................................................. 6024.2. Volumetric analysis........................................................... 6094.2.1. Primary standards for volumetric solutions ............... 6094.2.1. Primary standards for volumetric solutions ....10.1-43314.2.2. Volumetric solutions...................................................... 6094-Aminobenzoic acid ............................................................. 18195.1. General texts on microbiology ........................................ 6195.10. Control of impurities in substances for pharmaceuticaluse............................................................................................. 763
5.11. Characters section in monographs ............................... 7695.1.1. Methods of preparation of sterile products ................ 6195.1.10. Guidelines for using the test for bacterialendotoxins ............................................................................... 639
5.1.11. Determination of bactericidal, fungicidal or yeasticidalactivity of antiseptic medicinal products............................. 643
5.1.2. Biological indicators and related microbial preparationsused in the manufacture of sterile products........................ 622
5.12. Reference standards ........................................................ 7735.1.3. Efficacy of antimicrobial preservation ........................ 6255.14. Gene transfer medicinal products for human use ...... 7795.1.4. Microbiological quality of non-sterile pharmaceuticalpreparations and substances for pharmaceutical use......... 627
5.1.5. Application of the F0 concept to steam sterilisation ofaqueous preparations ............................................................. 628
5.15. Functionality-related characteristics of excipients...... 7935.1.6. Alternative methods for control of microbiologicalquality ...................................................................................... 628
5.16. Crystallinity ..................................................................... 7975.17. Recommendations on methods for dosage formstesting....................................................................................... 801
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5.17.1. Recommendations on dissolution testing................. 8015.1.8. Microbiological quality of herbal medicinal products fororal use and extracts used in their preparation .................. 638
5.19. Extemporaneous preparation of radiopharmaceuti-cals ............................................................................................ 807
5.1.9. Guidelines for using the test for sterility..................... 6395.2. General texts on biological products .............................. 6475.20. Elemental impurities ...................................................... 8155.21. Chemometric methods applied to analytical data ...... 8195.2.1. Terminology used in monographs on biologicalproducts ................................................................................... 647
5.2.11. Carrier proteins for the production of conjugatedpolysaccharide vaccines for human use............................... 674
5.2.12. Raw materials of biological origin for the productionof cell-based and gene therapy medicinal products ........... 675
5.2.13. Healthy chicken flocks for the production of inactivatedvaccines for veterinary use .........................................10.2-4598
5.2.14. Substitution of in vivo method(s) by in vitromethod(s)for the quality control of vaccines ........................................ 679
5.2.2. Chicken flocks free from specified pathogens for theproduction and quality control of vaccines......................... 647
5.22. Names of herbal drugs used in traditional Chinesemedicine .......................................................................10.1-4335
5.2.3. Cell substrates for the production of vaccines for humanuse............................................................................................. 650
5.23. Monographs on herbal drug extracts (informationchapter) .................................................................................... 843
5.2.4. Cell cultures for the production of vaccines forveterinary use...............................................................10.2-4589
5.24. Chemical imaging ........................................................... 8475.2.5. Management of extraneous agents in immunologicalveterinary medicinal products ...................................10.2-4590
5.25. Process analytical technology.............................10.1-43395.2.6. Evaluation of safety of veterinary vaccines andimmunosera ........................................................................... 658
5.2.7. Evaluation of efficacy of veterinary vaccines andimmunosera ............................................................................ 661
5.2.8. Minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiformencephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinalproducts ................................................................................... 661
5.2.9. Evaluation of safety of each batch of immunosera forveterinary use.......................................................................... 673
5.3. Statistical analysis of results of biological assays andtests........................................................................................... 685
5.4. Residual solvents ............................................................... 7175.5. Alcoholimetric tables........................................................ 7275.6. Assay of interferons .......................................................... 7415.7. Table of physical characteristics of radionuclidesmentioned in the European Pharmacopoeia ...................... 745
Animal epithelia and outgrowths for allergen products.... 1854Animal immunosera for human use ...................................... 871Animal spongiform encephalopathies, products with risk oftransmitting agents of ............................................................ 884
Animal spongiform encephalopathy agents, minimising therisk of transmitting via human and veterinary medicinalproducts (5.2.8.)...................................................................... 661
Anise oil ................................................................................... 1315Aniseed .................................................................................... 1317Anisidine value (2.5.36.) .......................................................... 182Antazoline hydrochloride...................................................... 1855Anthrax spore vaccine (live) for veterinary use.................. 1055Anthrax vaccine for human use (adsorbed, prepared fromculture filtrates)....................................................................... 947
Anti-A and anti-B haemagglutinins (2.6.20.)........................ 218Antibiotics, microbiological assay of (2.7.2.) ........................ 262Antibodies (anti-D) in human immunoglobulin, test for(2.6.26.) .................................................................................... 230
Antibodies for human use, monoclonal ................................ 878Anticoagulant and preservative solutions for human blood................................................................................................ 1856
Anticomplementary activity of immunoglobulin (2.6.17.).. 216Anti-D antibodies in human immunoglobulin, test for(2.6.26.) .................................................................................... 230
Anti-D immunoglobulin for intravenous administration,human .................................................................................... 2835
Anti-D immunoglobulin, human ......................................... 2834Anti-D immunoglobulin, human, assay of (2.7.13.) ............ 282Antimicrobial preservation, efficacy of (5.1.3.) .................... 625Antiseptic medicinal products, determination of bactericidal,fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of (5.1.11.) ....................... 643
Antiserum, European viper venom ...................................... 1174Anti-T lymphocyte immunoglobulin for human use,animal .................................................................................... 1858
Antithrombin III concentrate, human................................. 2835Antithrombin III, human, assay of (2.7.17.) ......................... 288Apis for homoeopathic preparations.................................... 1703Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate ......................... 1862Apparatus (2.1.) .......................................................................... 15Apparent dissolution (2.9.43.)................................................. 403Application of the F0 concept to steam sterilisation of aqueouspreparations (5.1.5.) ............................................................... 628
Approximate pH of solutions (2.2.4.)....................................... 25Aprepitant................................................................................ 1863Aprotinin ................................................................................. 1864Aprotinin concentrated solution .......................................... 1867Arachis oil, hydrogenated...................................................... 1869Arachis oil, refined ................................................................. 1870Arginine ................................................................................... 1870Arginine aspartate .................................................................. 1871Arginine hydrochloride ......................................................... 1872Argon ....................................................................................... 1873Aripiprazole............................................................................. 1874Aristolochic acids in herbal drugs, test for (2.8.21) ............. 314Arnica flower........................................................................... 1318Arnica tincture........................................................................ 1320Arsenic (2.4.2.) .......................................................................... 137Arsenicum album for homoeopathic preparations ............ 1704Arsenious trioxide for homoeopathic preparations ........... 1704Articaine hydrochloride......................................................... 1876Artichoke leaf .......................................................................... 1321
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Artichoke leaf dry extract ...................................................... 1323Ascorbate, calcium ................................................................. 2045Ascorbate, sodium.................................................................. 3802Ascorbic acid ........................................................................... 1877Ascorbyl palmitate.................................................................. 1879Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid (2.8.1.) ........................... 305Ash leaf .................................................................................... 1324Ash, sulfated (2.4.14.)............................................................... 142Ash, total (2.4.16.) .................................................................... 143Asparagine monohydrate..............................................10.1-4376Aspartame................................................................................ 1881Aspartic acid............................................................................ 1883Assay of 1,8-cineole in essential oils (2.8.11.) ....................... 307Assay of diphtheria vaccine (adsorbed) (2.7.6.).................... 269Assay of heparin (2.7.5.) .......................................................... 269Assay of heparin in coagulation factors (2.7.12.) ................. 281Assay of hepatitis A vaccine (2.7.14.) ..................................... 284Assay of hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA) (2.7.15.)....................... 285Assay of human α-1-proteinase inhibitor (2.7.32.) .............. 300Assay of human anti-D immunoglobulin (2.7.13.) .............. 282Assay of human antithrombin III (2.7.17.)............................ 288Assay of human C1-esterase inhibitor (2.7.34.) .................... 301Assay of human coagulation factor II (2.7.18.)..................... 288Assay of human coagulation factor IX (2.7.11.) ................... 281Assay of human coagulation factor VII (2.7.10.).................. 280Assay of human coagulation factor VIII (2.7.4.) .................. 268Assay of human coagulation factor X (2.7.19.) ..................... 289Assay of human coagulation factor XI (2.7.22.) ................... 291Assay of human plasmin inhibitor (2.7.25.) .......................... 295Assay of human protein C (2.7.30.)........................................ 299Assay of human protein S (2.7.31.) ........................................ 300Assay of human von Willebrand factor (2.7.21.) .................. 290Assay of interferons (5.6.)........................................................ 741Assay of pertussis vaccine (acellular) (2.7.16.)...................... 286Assay of pertussis vaccine (whole cell) (2.7.7.) ..................... 274Assay of poliomyelitis vaccine (inactivated), in vivo(2.7.20.) .................................................................................... 289
Aurothiomalate, sodium........................................................ 3804Aurum chloratum natronatum for homoeopathicpreparations .......................................................................... 1704
Automatic rolling ball and falling ball viscometer methods(2.2.49.) ...................................................................................... 94
Avian tuberculin purified protein derivative....................... 4119Avian viral tenosynovitis vaccine (live) ......................10.2-4632Azaperone for veterinary use ................................................ 1900Azathioprine............................................................................ 1901Azelastine hydrochloride ....................................................... 1902Azithromycin .......................................................................... 1904
BB19 virus (B19V), validation of nucleic acid amplificationtechniques for the quantification of B19V DNA in plasmapools : guidelines..................................................................... 219
Bacampicillin hydrochloride ................................................. 1911Bacitracin................................................................................. 1913Bacitracin zinc......................................................................... 1917Baclofen ................................................................................... 1921Bacterial endotoxins (2.6.14.).................................................. 209Bacterial endotoxins, guidelines for using the test for(5.1.10.) .................................................................................... 639
Bactericidal, fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of antisepticmedicinal products, determination of (5.1.11.) .................. 643
Biological indicators and related microbial preparations usedin the manufacture of sterile products (5.1.2.) ................... 622
Biological products, general texts on (5.2.) ........................... 647Biological products, terminology used in monographs on(5.2.1.) ...................................................................................... 647
Biological tests (2.6.) ................................................................ 191Biotherapeutic products for human use, live ........................ 876Biotherapeutic products (live), microbiological examination of(tests for enumeration of microbial contaminants) (2.6.36.).................................................................................................. 250
Blood and blood components, human, materials basedon plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for containers for(3.3.2.) ...................................................................................... 465
Blood and blood components, human, materials for containersfor (3.3.1.) ................................................................................ 465
Blood and blood components, human, sterile plasticcontainers for (3.3.4.) ............................................................. 471
Blood and blood components, materials based on plasticisedpoly(vinyl chloride) for tubing used in sets for the transfusionof (3.3.3.).................................................................................. 468
Blood and blood components, sets for the transfusion of(3.3.7.) ...................................................................................... 475
Blood containing anticoagulant solution, human, sterilecontainers of plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for (3.3.6.).. 474
Blood, human anticoagulant and preservative solutionsfor ........................................................................................... 1856
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Ceftriaxone sodium................................................................ 2136Cefuroxime axetil ................................................................... 2138Cefuroxime sodium................................................................ 2139Celandine, greater................................................................... 1463Celecoxib ................................................................................. 2141Celiprolol hydrochloride ....................................................... 2142Cell count and viability, nucleated (2.7.29.).......................... 297Cell cultures for the production of vaccines for veterinary use(5.2.4.) ...........................................................................10.2-4589
Cell substrates for the production of vaccines for human use(5.2.3.) ...................................................................................... 650
Cell-based and gene therapy medicinal products, raw materialsof biological origin for the production of (5.2.12.) ............ 675
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Clobazam................................................................................. 2252Clobetasol propionate ...................................................10.1-4392Clobetasone butyrate.............................................................. 2255Clodronate disodium tetrahydrate ....................................... 2257Clofazimine ............................................................................. 2258Clofibrate ................................................................................. 2259Clomifene citrate ...........................................................10.2-4673Clomipramine hydrochloride ............................................... 2261Clonazepam............................................................................. 2263Clonidine hydrochloride........................................................ 2264Clopamide ............................................................................... 2265Clopidogrel besilate ................................................................ 2267Clopidogrel hydrochloride .................................................... 2268Clopidogrel hydrogen sulfate ................................................ 2270Clorazepate, dipotassium monohydrate .............................. 2439Closantel sodium dihydrate for veterinary use................... 2272Clostridium botulinum vaccine for veterinary use ............ 1087Clostridium chauvoei vaccine for veterinary use ............... 1088Clostridium novyi (type B) vaccine for veterinary use...... 1088Clostridium perfringens vaccine for veterinary use........... 1090Clostridium septicum vaccine for veterinary use............... 1092Closures and containers for parenteral preparations andophthalmic preparations, polypropylene for (3.1.6.) ......... 431
Closures and containers for pharmaceutical use, plastic(3.2.2.) ...................................................................................... 459
Closures and tubing, silicone elastomer for (3.1.9.) ............. 436Closures for containers for aqueous parenteral preparations,for powders and for freeze-dried powders, rubber(3.2.9.) ...................................................................................... 460
Clotrimazole............................................................................ 2273Clove......................................................................................... 1396Clove oil ................................................................................... 1396Cloxacillin sodium ................................................................. 2275Clozapine ................................................................................. 2276Coagulation factor II, human, assay of (2.7.18.)................... 288Coagulation factor IX, human .............................................. 2846Coagulation factor IX, human, assay of (2.7.11.) ................. 281Coagulation factor IX (rDNA) concentrated solution,human .................................................................................... 2848
Coagulation factor IX (rDNA) powder for solution forinjection, human................................................................... 2853
Coagulation factor VII, human............................................. 2838Coagulation factor VII, human, assay of (2.7.10.)................ 280Coagulation factor VIIa (rDNA) concentrated solution,human .................................................................................... 2840
Colophony ............................................................................... 1401Coloration of liquids (2.2.2.) ..................................................... 22Common selfheal fruit-spike ................................................ 1401Common stinging nettle for homoeopathic preparations.. 1728Comparative table of porosity of sintered-glass filters(2.1.2.) ........................................................................................ 15
Complexometric titrations (2.5.11.) ....................................... 170Composition of fatty acids by gas chromatography(2.4.22.) .................................................................................... 147
Composition of fatty acids in oils rich in omega-3 acids(2.4.29.) .................................................................................... 161
Compressed lozenges ............................................................... 922Concentrated solutions for haemodialysis .......................... 2798Concentrated solutions for haemofiltration andhaemodiafiltration ................................................................ 2801
Concentrates for injections or infusions................................ 924Concentrates for intrauterine solutions ................................. 914Conductivity (2.2.38.) ................................................................ 66Coneflower herb, purple ........................................................ 1589Coneflower root, narrow-leaved ........................................... 1548Coneflower root, pale............................................................. 1568Coneflower root, purple......................................................... 1591Conjugated estrogens ............................................................. 2561Conjugated polysaccharide vaccines for human use, carrierproteins for the production of (5.2.11.) ............................... 674
Consistency by penetrometry, measurement of (2.9.9.) ...... 337Containers (3.2.) ....................................................................... 453Containers and closures for parenteral preparations andophthalmic preparations, polypropylene for (3.1.6.) ......... 431
Containers and closures for pharmaceutical use, plastic(3.2.2.) ...................................................................................... 459
Containers and tubing for total parenteral nutritionpreparations, poly(ethylene - vinyl acetate) for (3.1.7.)..... 434
Containers for aqueous solutions for infusion, plastic(3.2.2.1.) ................................................................................... 460
Containers for aqueous solutions for intravenous infusion,materials based on, plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for(3.1.14.) .................................................................................... 445
Containers for human blood and blood components, andmaterials used in their manufacture; transfusion sets andmaterials used in their manufacture; syringes (3.3.).......... 463
Containers for human blood and blood components, materialsbased on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for (3.3.2.)......... 465
Containers for human blood and blood components, materialsfor (3.3.1.) ................................................................................ 465
Containers for human blood and blood components, plastic,sterile (3.3.4.)........................................................................... 471
Containers for non-injectable aqueous solutions, materialsbased on non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for(3.1.10.) .................................................................................... 437
Containers for parenteral preparations and for ophthalmicpreparations, polyethylene with additives for (3.1.5.)........ 427
Containers for parenteral preparations and for ophthalmicpreparations, polyethylene without additives for (3.1.4.) .. 426
Containers for pharmaceutical use, glass (3.2.1.) ................. 453Containers for preparations not for parenteral use,polyethylene terephthalate for (3.1.15) ................................ 448
Containers for solid dosage forms for oral administration,materials based on non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for(3.1.11.) .................................................................................... 439
Containers, materials used for the manufacture of (3.1.).... 423
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Containers of plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for human bloodand blood components, empty sterile (3.3.5.)..................... 473
Containers of plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for human bloodcontaining anticoagulant solution, sterile (3.3.6.) .............. 474
Contamination, microbial : test for specified micro-organisms(2.6.13.) .................................................................................... 205
Content uniformity of single-dose preparations (2.9.6.) ..... 336Control of impurities in substances for pharmaceutical use(5.10.) ....................................................................................... 763
Control of microbiological quality, alternative methods for(5.1.6.) ...................................................................................... 628
DDacarbazine............................................................................. 2337Dalteparin sodium.................................................................. 2338Danaparoid sodium................................................................ 2340Dandelion herb with root ...................................................... 1408Dandelion root........................................................................ 1409Dapsone ................................................................................... 2342Daunorubicin hydrochloride ................................................ 2343D-Camphor.............................................................................. 2067Decyl oleate ............................................................................. 2344Deferiprone ............................................................................. 2344Deferiprone oral solution ...................................................... 2345Deferiprone tablets ................................................................. 2346Deferoxamine mesilate........................................................... 2347Degree of coloration of liquids (2.2.2.) .................................... 22Dembrexine hydrochloride monohydrate for veterinaryuse........................................................................................... 2350
Demeclocycline hydrochloride ....................................10.1-4397Demonstration of uniformity of dosage units using largesample sizes (2.9.47.).............................................................. 409
Density of powders, bulk density and tapped (2.9.34.)........ 384Density of solids (2.2.42.) .......................................................... 76Density of solids, gas pycnometric (2.9.23.).......................... 364Density, relative (2.2.5.) ............................................................. 25Dental type silica .................................................................... 3788Depressor substances (2.6.11.) ................................................ 200Deptropine citrate................................................................... 2353Dequalinium chloride ............................................................ 2354Desacyl-4′-monophosphoryl lipid A, 3-O-.......................... 2355Desflurane................................................................................ 2357Desipramine hydrochloride................................................... 2358Deslanoside ............................................................................. 2359Desloratadine .......................................................................... 2360Desmopressin .......................................................................... 2361Desogestrel .............................................................................. 2363Detection and measurement of radioactivity (2.2.66.) ........ 119Detection, direct amperometric and pulsed electrochemical(2.2.63.) .................................................................................... 117
Detector tubes, gas (2.1.6.) ........................................................ 17Determination of aflatoxin B1 in herbal drugs (2.8.18.) ...... 311Determination of bactericidal, fungicidal or yeasticidal activityof antiseptic medicinal products (5.1.11.) ........................... 643
Determination of elemental impurities (2.4.20.) .................. 144Determination of nitrogen by sulfuric acid digestion(2.5.9.) ...................................................................................... 170
Determination of primary aromatic amino-nitrogen(2.5.8.) ...................................................................................... 169
Determination of water by distillation (2.2.13.) ..................... 31Detomidine hydrochloride for veterinary use .................... 2364Devil’s claw dry extract .......................................................... 1410Devil’s claw root ...................................................................... 1411Dexamethasone....................................................................... 2365Dexamethasone acetate.......................................................... 2367Dexamethasone isonicotinate ............................................... 2369Dexamethasone sodium phosphate...................................... 2370Dexamfetamine sulfate .......................................................... 2373Dexchlorpheniramine maleate.............................................. 2374Dexpanthenol .......................................................................... 2375Dextran 1 for injection........................................................... 2376Dextran 40 for injection......................................................... 2377Dextran 60 for injection......................................................... 2378Dextran 70 for injection......................................................... 2379Dextranomer ........................................................................... 2380Dextrans, molecular mass distribution in (2.2.39.)................ 68Dextrin ..................................................................................... 2380Dextromethorphan hydrobromide....................................... 2381
General Notices (1) apply to all monographs and other texts 4703
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component),hepatitis B (rDNA), poliomyelitis (inactivated) andhaemophilus type b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed) ............ 968
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component),poliomyelitis (inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugatevaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 970
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whole cell), poliomyelitis(inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 974
4704 See the information section on general monographs (cover pages)
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Dosage forms (glossary) .......................................................... 905Dosage units, demonstration of uniformity using large samplesizes (2.9.47.) ........................................................................... 409
Dosage units, uniformity of (2.9.40.) ..................................... 398Dosulepin hydrochloride....................................................... 2466DOTATOC (gallium (68Ga)) injection ................................. 1208Doxapram hydrochloride ...................................................... 2467Doxazosin mesilate................................................................. 2468Doxepin hydrochloride .......................................................... 2470Doxorubicin hydrochloride................................................... 2471Doxycycline hyclate ................................................................ 2472Doxycycline monohydrate..................................................... 2474Doxylamine hydrogen succinate........................................... 2476Dronedarone hydrochloride.................................................. 2477Drop point (2.2.17.).................................................................... 33Droperidol ............................................................................... 2478Droppers (2.1.1.)......................................................................... 15Drops (nasal) and sprays (liquid nasal) ................................. 919Drops, oral ................................................................................. 918Drospirenone .......................................................................... 2480Dry extracts ............................................................................... 868Dry residue of extracts (2.8.16.).............................................. 311Drying, loss on (2.2.32.)............................................................. 57Drynaria rhizome ................................................................... 1416Duck plague vaccine (live)............................................10.2-4646Duck viral hepatitis type I vaccine (live) ....................10.2-4647Duloxetine hydrochloride...................................................... 2481Dutasteride .............................................................................. 2483Dwarf lilyturf tuber .......................................................10.1-4354Dwarf pine oil ......................................................................... 1419Dydrogesterone....................................................................... 2485
Evaluation of safety of each batch of immunosera forveterinary use (5.2.9.)............................................................. 673
Evaluation of safety of veterinary vaccines and immunosera(5.2.6.) ...................................................................................... 658
Evening primrose oil, refined................................................ 2601Everolimus ............................................................................... 2601Evodia fruit.............................................................................. 1431Excipients, functionality-related characteristics of (5.15.) .. 793Exemestane.....................................................................10.1-4410Extemporaneous preparation of radiopharmaceuticals(5.19.) ....................................................................................... 807
Extractable volume of parenteral preparations, test for(2.9.17.) .................................................................................... 347
Extracts, dry .............................................................................. 868Extracts, dry residue of (2.8.16.)............................................. 311Extracts, herbal drug ................................................................ 865Extracts, herbal drug, monographs on (information chapter)(5.23.) ....................................................................................... 843
Extracts, liquid (fluid) .............................................................. 867Extracts, loss on drying of (2.8.17.)........................................ 311Extracts, soft .............................................................................. 867Extracts used in the preparation of herbal medicinal productsfor oral use, microbiological examination (2.6.31.) ........... 239
Extracts used in the preparation of herbal medicinal productsfor oral use, microbiological quality (5.1.8.) ....................... 638
Extracts, water for preparation of......................................... 4206Extraneous agents in viral vaccines for human use, tests for(2.6.16.) .........................................................................10.2-4579
Extraneous viruses in immunological veterinary medicinalproducts - principles for the detection of, using culturemethods (2.6.37.) .........................................................10.2-4581
FF0 concept to steam sterilisation of aqueous preparations,application of (5.1.5.) ............................................................. 628
Factor II, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.18.) ................... 288Factor IX, human coagulation .............................................. 2846Factor IX, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.11.).................. 281Factor IX (rDNA) concentrated solution, humancoagulation ............................................................................ 2848
Factor IX (rDNA) powder for solution for injection, humancoagulation ............................................................................ 2853
Factor VII, human coagulation............................................. 2838Factor VII, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.10.) ................ 280Factor VIIa (rDNA) concentrated solution, human coagulation................................................................................................ 2840
Factor VIII, human coagulation ........................................... 2844Factor VIII, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.4.) ................ 268Factor VIII (rDNA), human coagulation ............................ 2845Factor X, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.19.) ................... 289Factor XI, human coagulation .............................................. 2855Factor XI, human coagulation, assay of (2.7.22.) ................. 291Falling ball and automatic rolling ball viscometer methods(2.2.49.) ...................................................................................... 94
Famotidine............................................................................... 2609Fat, hard ................................................................................... 2811Fat, hard with additives.......................................................... 2812Fatty acids, composition by gas chromatography (2.4.22.).. 147Fatty acids in oils rich in omega-3 acids, composition of(2.4.29.) .................................................................................... 161
Fatty oils, alkaline impurities in (2.4.19.) .............................. 144Fatty oils and resinified essential oils in essential oils(2.8.7.) ...................................................................................... 306
Fatty oils, foreign oils in, by thin-layer chromatography(2.4.21.) .................................................................................... 147
Fatty oils, identification by thin-layer chromatography(2.3.2.) ...................................................................................... 132
Fatty oils, sterols in (2.4.23.).................................................... 150Fatty oils, vegetable................................................................... 901Fc function of immunoglobulin, test for (2.7.9.) .................. 279Febantel for veterinary use .................................................... 2610Feeding stuffs for veterinary use, medicated, premixes for.. 927Felbinac .................................................................................... 2611Feline calicivirosis vaccine (inactivated).............................. 1106Feline calicivirosis vaccine (live)..................................10.2-4650Feline chlamydiosis vaccine (inactivated) ........................... 1108Feline infectious enteritis (feline panleucopenia) vaccine(inactivated) .......................................................................... 1109
Functionality-related characteristics of excipients (5.15.) ... 793Fungicidal, bactericidal or yeasticidal activity of antisepticmedicinal products, determination of (5.1.11.) .................. 643
Grafted copolymer, macrogol poly(vinyl alcohol) ............. 3140Gramicidin .............................................................................. 2785Granisetron hydrochloride.................................................... 2787Granules..................................................................................... 912Granules and powders for oral solutions and suspensions.. 917Granules and powders for syrups ........................................... 918Granules and spheroids, friability of (2.9.41.)....................... 400Granules, coated ....................................................................... 912Granules, effervescent .............................................................. 912Granules, gastro-resistant ........................................................ 913Granules, modified-release...................................................... 912Greater celandine.................................................................... 1463Green tea.................................................................................. 1464Griseofulvin............................................................................. 2788Guaiacol ................................................................................... 2789Guaifenesin.............................................................................. 2791Guanethidine monosulfate .................................................... 2792Guar.......................................................................................... 1466Guar galactomannan .............................................................. 2793Guarana.................................................................................... 1467Guidelines for using the test for bacterial endotoxins(5.1.10.) .................................................................................... 639
Guidelines for using the test for sterility (5.1.9.) .................. 639
HHaemagglutinins, anti-A and anti-B (2.6.20.)....................... 218Haematopoietic products, numeration of CD34/CD45+ cellsin (2.7.23.) ............................................................................... 292
Haematopoietic progenitor cells, human, colony-forming cellassay for (2.7.28.) .................................................................... 296
Haematopoietic stem cells, human....................................... 2857Haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration, concentratedsolutions for........................................................................... 2801
Haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration, solutions for...... 2803Haemodialysis, concentrated solutions for ......................... 2798Haemodialysis solutions, concentrated, water fordiluting................................................................................... 2797
Haemodialysis, solutions for ................................................. 2798Haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration, concentratedsolutions for........................................................................... 2801
Haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration, solutions for...... 2803Haemophilus type b and meningococcal group C conjugatevaccine ..................................................................................... 979
Haemophilus type b (conjugate), diphtheria, tetanus andpertussis (acellular, component) vaccine (adsorbed)......... 961
Haemophilus type b (conjugate), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis(acellular, component) and poliomyelitis (inactivated)vaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 970
Haemophilus type b (conjugate), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis(acellular, component), hepatitis B (rDNA) and poliomyelitis(inactivated) vaccine (adsorbed) .......................................... 968
Haemophilus type b (conjugate), diphtheria, tetanus,pertussis (whole cell) and poliomyelitis (inactivated) vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 974
4708 See the information section on general monographs (cover pages)
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Healthy chicken flocks for the production of inactivatedvaccines for veterinary use (5.2.13.)..........................10.2-4598
Heavy bismuth subnitrate...................................................... 1985Heavy kaolin............................................................................ 3031Heavy magnesium carbonate ................................................ 3153Heavy magnesium oxide........................................................ 3159Heavy metals (2.4.8.) ................................................................ 139Heavy metals in herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations(2.4.27.) .................................................................................... 158
Hedera helix for homoeopathic preparations ..................... 1715Helium ..................................................................................... 2814Heparin, assay of (2.7.5.) ......................................................... 269Heparin calcium ..................................................................... 2814Heparin in coagulation factors, assay of (2.7.12.)................. 281Heparin sodium...................................................................... 2816Heparins, low-molecular-mass ............................................. 2818Hepatitis A immunoglobulin, human.................................. 2858Hepatitis A (inactivated, adsorbed) and typhoid polysaccharidevaccine ..................................................................................... 982
Hepatitis A (inactivated) and hepatitis B (rDNA) vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 983
Hepatitis A vaccine, assay of (2.7.14.) .................................... 284Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, adsorbed).......................... 984Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, virosome).......................... 985Hepatitis B immunoglobulin for intravenous administration,human .................................................................................... 2859
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin, human .................................. 2858Hepatitis B (rDNA), diphtheria and tetanus vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 954
Hepatitis B (rDNA), diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis(acellular, component) vaccine (adsorbed) ......................... 963
Hepatitis B (rDNA), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular,component), poliomyelitis (inactivated) and haemophilustype b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed) .................................... 968
Hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA) .................................................... 988Hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA), assay of (2.7.15.)...................... 285Hepatitis C virus (HCV), validation of nucleic acidamplification techniques for the detection of HCV RNA inplasma pools : guidelines ....................................................... 219
Hepatitis type I vaccine (live), viral, duck ..................10.2-4647Heptaminol hydrochloride .................................................... 2821Herbal drug extracts................................................................. 865Herbal drug extracts, monographs on (information chapter)(5.23.) ....................................................................................... 843
Herbal drug preparations ........................................................ 869Herbal drugs.............................................................................. 869Herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations, heavy metals in(2.4.27.) .................................................................................... 158
Herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations, high-performancethin-layer chromatography of (2.8.25.)................................ 318
Herbal drugs, determination of aflatoxin B1 in (2.8.18.) ..... 311Herbal drugs, essential oils in (2.8.12.).................................. 307Herbal drugs for homoeopathic preparations..................... 1680Herbal drugs : introduction ................................................... 1289Herbal drugs, microscopic examination of (2.8.23)............. 317Herbal drugs : sampling and sample preparation (2.8.20.).. 313Herbal drugs, tannins in (2.8.14.)........................................... 310Herbal drugs, test for aristolochic acids in (2.8.21) ............. 314Herbal medicinal products for oral use and extracts used intheir preparation, microbiological examination (2.6.31.).. 239
Herbal medicinal products for oral use and extracts used intheir preparation, microbiological quality (5.1.8.) ............. 638
Host-cell protein assays (2.6.34.) ............................................ 244Houttuynia herb...................................................................... 1478Human α-1-proteinase inhibitor .......................................... 2869Human α-1-proteinase inhibitor, assay of (2.7.32.).............. 300Human albumin injection, iodinated (125I) ......................... 1210Human albumin solution ...................................................... 2832Human anti-D immunoglobulin .......................................... 2834Human anti-D immunoglobulin, assay of (2.7.13.) ............. 282
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Human anti-D immunoglobulin for intravenousadministration....................................................................... 2835
Human antithrombin III, assay of (2.7.17.)........................... 288Human antithrombin III concentrate .................................. 2835Human C1-esterase inhibitor................................................ 2837Human C1-esterase inhibitor, assay of (2.7.34.) ................... 301Human coagulation factor II, assay of (2.7.18.) .................... 288Human coagulation factor IX ............................................... 2846Human coagulation factor IX, assay of (2.7.11.)................... 281Human coagulation factor IX (rDNA) concentratedsolution .................................................................................. 2848
Human coagulation factor IX (rDNA) powder for solution forinjection ................................................................................. 2853
Human coagulation factor VII.............................................. 2838Human coagulation factor VII, assay of (2.7.10.) ................. 280Human coagulation factor VIIa (rDNA) concentratedsolution .................................................................................. 2840
Human coagulation factor VIII ............................................ 2844Human coagulation factor VIII, assay of (2.7.4.) ................. 268Human coagulation factor VIII (rDNA) ............................. 2845Human coagulation factor X, assay of (2.7.19.) .................... 289Human coagulation factor XI ............................................... 2855Human coagulation factor XI, assay of (2.7.22.) .................. 291Human fibrinogen .................................................................. 2856Human glucagon..................................................................... 2753Human haematopoietic progenitor cells, colony-forming cellassay for (2.7.28.) .................................................................... 296
Human haematopoietic stem cells........................................ 2857Human hepatitis A immunoglobulin ................................... 2858Human hepatitis B immunoglobulin ................................... 2858Human hepatitis B immunoglobulin for intravenousadministration....................................................................... 2859
Human insulin ........................................................................ 2951Human measles immunoglobulin ........................................ 2859Human normal immunoglobulin for intramuscularadministration....................................................................... 2860
Human normal immunoglobulin for intravenousadministration....................................................................... 2862
Human normal immunoglobulin for subcutaneousadministration....................................................................... 2864
Human papillomavirus vaccine (rDNA) ............................... 989Human plasma for fractionation .......................................... 2865Human plasma (pooled and treated for virusinactivation) .......................................................................... 2867
Human plasmin inhibitor, assay of (2.7.25.) ......................... 295Human protein C, assay of (2.7.30.)....................................... 299Human protein S, assay of (2.7.31.)........................................ 300Human prothrombin complex .............................................. 2870Human rabies immunoglobulin ........................................... 2871Human rubella immunoglobulin ......................................... 2872Human tetanus immunoglobulin ......................................... 2873Human varicella immunoglobulin ....................................... 2875Human varicella immunoglobulin for intravenousadministration....................................................................... 2875
IIbuprofen ................................................................................. 2921Iceland moss............................................................................ 1480ICH (5.8.)................................................................................... 755Ichthammol ............................................................................. 2923Identification (2.3.) ................................................................... 129Identification and control of residual solvents(2.4.24.) .........................................................................10.1-4323
Identification of fatty oils by thin-layer chromatography(2.3.2.) ...................................................................................... 132
Identification of phenothiazines by thin-layer chromatography(2.3.3.) ...................................................................................... 133
Identification reactions of ions and functional groups(2.3.1.) ...................................................................................... 129
Idoxuridine .............................................................................. 2924Ifosfamide ................................................................................ 2925Ignatia for homoeopathic preparations ............................... 1719Imatinib mesilate .................................................................... 2926Imidacloprid for veterinary use ............................................ 2929Imipenem monohydrate ........................................................ 2930Imipramine hydrochloride .................................................... 2931Immunochemical methods (2.7.1.) ........................................ 261Immunoglobulin for human use, anti-T lymphocyte,animal .................................................................................... 1858
Immunoglobulin for intramuscular administration, humannormal.................................................................................... 2860
Immunoglobulin for intravenous administration, humananti-D ..................................................................................... 2835
Immunoglobulin for intravenous administration, humanhepatitis B .............................................................................. 2859
Immunoglobulin for intravenous administration, humannormal.................................................................................... 2862
Immunoglobulin for intravenous administration, humanvaricella .................................................................................. 2875
Immunoglobulin for subcutaneous administration, humannormal.................................................................................... 2864
Immunoglobulin, human anti-D.......................................... 2834
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Immunoglobulin, human anti-D, assay of (2.7.13.) ............. 282Immunoglobulin, human hepatitis A................................... 2858Immunoglobulin, human hepatitis B ................................... 2858Immunoglobulin, human measles ........................................ 2859Immunoglobulin, human rabies ........................................... 2871Immunoglobulin, human rubella ......................................... 2872Immunoglobulin, human tetanus......................................... 2873Immunoglobulin, human varicella ....................................... 2875Immunoglobulin, test for anticomplementary activity of(2.6.17.) .................................................................................... 216
Immunoglobulin, test for Fc function of (2.7.9.).................. 279Immunonephelometry for vaccine component assay(2.7.35.) .................................................................................... 301
Immunosera and vaccines, phenol in (2.5.15.) ..................... 172Immunosera and vaccines, veterinary, evaluation of efficacyof (5.2.7.).................................................................................. 661
Immunosera and vaccines, veterinary, evaluation of safety(5.2.6.) ...................................................................................... 658
Immunosera for human use, animal ...................................... 871Immunosera for veterinary use....................................10.2-4601Immunosera for veterinary use, evaluation of the safety ofeach batch (5.2.9.)................................................................... 673
Implants ..................................................................................... 925Impurities, elemental, determination of (2.4.20.)................. 144Impurities in substances for pharmaceutical use, control of(5.10.) ....................................................................................... 763
In vitro method(s) for the quality control of vaccines,substitution of in vivo method(s) by (5.2.14.)..................... 679
In vivo assay of poliomyelitis vaccine (inactivated)(2.7.20.) .................................................................................... 289
Inactivated vaccines for veterinary use, healthy chicken flocksfor the production of (5.2.13.) ...................................10.2-4598
Mass uniformity of single-dose preparations (2.9.5.) .......... 335Mastic ....................................................................................... 1526Mate leaf................................................................................... 1527Materials based on non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)for containers for non-injectable, aqueous solutions(3.1.10.) .................................................................................... 437
Materials based on non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) forcontainers for solid dosage forms for oral administration(3.1.11.) .................................................................................... 439
Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) forcontainers for aqueous solutions for intravenous infusion(3.1.14.) .................................................................................... 445
Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) forcontainers for human blood and blood components(3.3.2.) ...................................................................................... 465
Materials based on plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) fortubing used in sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents (3.3.3.)................................................................ 468
Materials for containers for human blood and bloodcomponents (3.3.1.)................................................................ 465
Materials used for the manufacture of containers (3.1.)...... 423Matricaria flower .................................................................... 1529Matricaria liquid extract ........................................................ 1530Matricaria oil........................................................................... 1531Meadowsweet .......................................................................... 1533
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Measles immunoglobulin, human ........................................ 2859Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (live)......................... 1005Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine (live) ........ 1006Measles vaccine (live)............................................................. 1007Measurement and detection of radioactivity (2.2.66.) ......... 119Measurement of consistency by penetrometry (2.9.9.)........ 337Mebendazole ........................................................................... 3180Mebeverine hydrochloride .................................................... 3181Meclozine dihydrochloride.................................................... 3183Medicated chewing gums ........................................................ 907Medicated chewing gums, dissolution test for (2.9.25.)....... 365Medicated feeding stuffs for veterinary use, premixes for .. 927Medicated foams....................................................................... 911Medicated plasters .................................................................... 936Medicated tampons .................................................................. 940Medicated vaginal tampons..................................................... 941Medicinal air ........................................................................... 1768Medicinal air, synthetic.......................................................... 1770Medium-chain triglycerides .................................................. 4096Medronic acid for radiopharmaceutical preparations ....... 1219Medroxyprogesterone acetate................................................ 3184Mefenamic acid....................................................................... 3186Mefloquine hydrochloride..................................................... 3187Megestrol acetate .................................................................... 3189Meglumine............................................................................... 3191Meldonium dihydrate............................................................. 3192Melilot ...................................................................................... 1534Melissa leaf .............................................................................. 1536Melissa leaf dry extract .......................................................... 1537Meloxicam ............................................................................... 3193Melphalan ................................................................................ 3194Melting point - capillary method (2.2.14.) .............................. 32Melting point - instantaneous method (2.2.16.) ..................... 33Melting point - open capillary method (2.2.15.) .................... 33Menadione............................................................................... 3196Meningococcal group A, C, W135 and Y conjugatevaccine ................................................................................... 1009
Meningococcal group C and haemophilus type b conjugatevaccine ..................................................................................... 979
Meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine ......................... 1010Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine ............................... 1012Menthol, racemic .................................................................... 3197Mepivacaine hydrochloride ................................................... 3198Meprobamate .......................................................................... 3200Mepyramine maleate.............................................................. 3200Mercaptopurine monohydrate .....................................10.1-4447Mercuric chloride ................................................................... 3202Mercury porosimetry, porosity and pore-size distribution ofsolids by (2.9.32.) .................................................................... 377
Meropenem trihydrate ........................................................... 3203Mesalazine ............................................................................... 3204Mesna ....................................................................................... 3207Mesterolone ............................................................................. 3208Mestranol ................................................................................. 3209Metabisulfite, potassium ........................................................ 3607Metabisulfite, sodium............................................................. 3829Metacresol................................................................................ 3210Metal catalyst or metal reagent residues (5.20.).................... 815Metal catalyst or metal reagent residues, determination of(2.4.20.) .................................................................................... 144
Metamizole sodium monohydrate........................................ 3211Metered-dose preparations for inhalation, non-pressurised............................................................................... 930
Methane ................................................................................... 3220Methane intermix (2 per cent) in nitrogen ......................... 3221Methanesulfonate (methyl, ethyl and isopropyl) in activesubstances (2.5.38.)................................................................. 183
Methanesulfonic acid, methyl, ethyl and isopropylmethanesulfonate in (2.5.37.)................................................ 182
Methanesulfonyl chloride in methanesulfonic acid(2.5.39.) .................................................................................... 184
Methanol.................................................................................. 3222Methanol and 2-propanol, test for (2.9.11.) .......................... 342Methenamine .......................................................................... 3223Methionine .............................................................................. 3223Methionine ([11C]methyl) injection, L- ................................ 1220Methionine, DL- ...................................................................... 3225Methods in pharmacognosy (2.8.).......................................... 305Methods of preparation of homoeopathic stocks andpotentisation ......................................................................... 1682
Methods of preparation of sterile products (5.1.1.) ............. 619Methotrexate ........................................................................... 3225Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl benzenesulfonate in activesubstances (2.5.41.)................................................................. 186
Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl methanesulfonate in activesubstances (2.5.38.)................................................................. 183
Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl methanesulfonate inmethanesulfonic acid (2.5.37.) .............................................. 182
Methyl, ethyl and isopropyl toluenesulfonate in activesubstances (2.5.40.)................................................................. 185
Microbiological assay of antibiotics (2.7.2.) .......................... 262Microbiological examination of cell-based preparations(2.6.27.) .................................................................................... 231
Microbiological examination of herbal medicinal products fororal use and extracts used in their preparation (2.6.31.)... 239
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Microbiological examination of live biotherapeuticproducts : tests for enumeration of microbial contaminants(2.6.36.) .................................................................................... 250
Microbiological examination of live biotherapeutic products :tests for specified micro-organisms (2.6.38.) ...................... 255
Microbiological examination of non-sterile products : test forspecified micro-organisms (2.6.13.) ..................................... 205
Microbiological quality, alternative methods for control of(5.1.6.) ...................................................................................... 628
Microbiological quality of herbal medicinal products for oraluse and extracts used in their preparation (5.1.8.)............. 638
Microbiological quality of non-sterile pharmaceuticalpreparations and substances for pharmaceutical use(5.1.4.) ...................................................................................... 627
Microbiology, general texts on (5.1.) ..................................... 619Microcalorimetry and solution calorimetry, characterisationof crystalline solids by (2.2.61.) ............................................ 115
Microcrystalline cellulose ...................................................... 2146Microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium ............ 3269Microscopic examination of herbal drugs (2.8.23) .............. 317Microscopy, optical (2.9.37.) ................................................... 390Microscopy, scanning electron (2.9.52.) ................................ 414Midazolam............................................................................... 3270Milbemycin oxime for veterinary use .................................. 3272Milk thistle dry extract, refined and standardised ............. 1538Milk thistle fruit...................................................................... 1539Minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiformencephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinalproducts (5.2.8.)...................................................................... 661
Minocycline hydrochloride dihydrate.................................. 3275Minoxidil ................................................................................. 3277Mint oil, partly dementholised ............................................. 1541Mirtazapine ............................................................................. 3278Misoprostol.............................................................................. 3279Mites for allergen products ................................................... 3281Mitomycin ............................................................................... 3282Mitoxantrone hydrochloride ................................................. 3283Modafinil ................................................................................. 3285Modified-release capsules ........................................................ 907Modified-release granules........................................................ 912Modified-release tablets ........................................................... 939Mofetil mycophenolate .......................................................... 3312Molecular mass distribution in dextrans (2.2.39.).................. 68Molgramostim concentrated solution.................................. 3286Molsidomine ........................................................................... 3288Molybdate dihydrate, sodium ............................................... 3831Mometasone furoate......................................................10.1-4450Mometasone furoate monohydrate ...................................... 3293Monoclonal antibodies for human use .................................. 878Monocyte-activation test (2.6.30.) .......................................... 233Monographs on herbal drug extracts (information chapter)(5.23.) ....................................................................................... 843
Monophosphoryl lipid A, 3-O-desacyl-4′- .......................... 2355Montelukast sodium............................................................... 3295Morantel hydrogen tartrate for veterinary use ................... 3298Morphine hydrochloride ....................................................... 3299Morphine sulfate..................................................................... 3300Moss, Iceland........................................................................... 1480Mother tinctures for homoeopathic preparations .............. 1681Motherwort ............................................................................. 1542Moulds for allergen products ................................................ 3302Moutan bark............................................................................ 1543Mouthwashes............................................................................. 921Moxidectin for veterinary use............................................... 3303Moxifloxacin hydrochloride .................................................. 3306Moxonidine ............................................................................. 3308Mucoadhesive preparations..................................................... 922Mullein flower ......................................................................... 1545Multidose containers, uniformity of mass of delivered doses(2.9.27.) .................................................................................... 372
Mumps, measles and rubella vaccine (live)......................... 1005
Parenteral preparations, test for extractable volume of(2.9.17.) .................................................................................... 347
Parnaparin sodium................................................................. 3487Paroxetine hydrochloride ...................................................... 3488Paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate ............................... 3490Particle size analysis by laser light diffraction (2.9.31.) ....... 373Particles, fine, aerodynamic assessment of in preparations forinhalation (2.9.18.) ................................................................. 347
Particle-size distribution estimation by analytical sieving(2.9.38.) .................................................................................... 392
Particulate contamination : sub-visible particles (2.9.19.) ... 360Particulate contamination : visible particles (2.9.20.)........... 362Parvovirosis vaccine (inactivated), canine........................... 1085Parvovirosis vaccine (inactivated), porcine................10.2-4663Parvovirosis vaccine (live), canine...............................10.2-4641Passion flower ......................................................................... 1570Passion flower dry extract...................................................... 1571Pastes .......................................................................................... 936Pasteurella vaccine (inactivated) for sheep.......................... 1138Pastilles and lozenges ............................................................... 922Patches, cutaneous.................................................................... 935Patches, transdermal ................................................................ 925Patches, transdermal, dissolution test for (2.9.4.)................. 333Pea starch................................................................................. 3492Pefloxacin mesilate dihydrate................................................ 3493Pelargonium root .................................................................... 1571Pemetrexed disodium heptahydrate..................................... 3494Penbutolol sulfate ................................................................... 3497Penetrometry, measurement of consistency by (2.9.9.) ....... 337Penicillamine........................................................................... 3498Penicillin G (benzathine) tetrahydrate................................. 1951Penicillin G potassium........................................................... 1953Penicillin G (procaine) monohydrate .................................. 1955Penicillin G sodium................................................................ 1957Penicillin V.....................................................................10.2-4683Penicillin V (benzathine) tetrahydrate................................. 3531Penicillin V potassium ..................................................10.2-4684Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate, diluted...................................... 3499Pentamidine diisetionate ....................................................... 3501Pentazocine.............................................................................. 3502Pentazocine hydrochloride .................................................... 3502Pentazocine lactate ................................................................. 3503Pentetate sodium calcium for radiopharmaceuticalpreparations .......................................................................... 1223
Pertussis (acellular, component), diphtheria, tetanus,hepatitis B (rDNA), poliomyelitis (inactivated) andhaemophilus type b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed)............. 968
Pertussis (acellular, component), diphtheria, tetanus,poliomyelitis (inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugatevaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 970
Pertussis (whole cell), diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis(inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 974
Peru balsam ............................................................................. 1580Pessaries ..................................................................................... 940Pessaries and suppositories, disintegration of (2.9.2.) ......... 325Pesticide residues (2.8.13.)....................................................... 308Pethidine hydrochloride ........................................................ 3520Petroleum rectificatum for homoeopathic preparations ... 1725pH of solutions, approximate (2.2.4.)....................................... 25pH, potentiometric determination of (2.2.3.) ......................... 24Pharmaceutical preparations................................................... 880Pharmaceutical technical procedures (2.9.) .......................... 323Pharmacognosy, methods in (2.8.)......................................... 305Pharmacopoeial harmonisation (5.8.) ................................... 755Phenazone................................................................................ 3522Pheniramine maleate.............................................................. 3523Phenobarbital .......................................................................... 3524Phenobarbital sodium............................................................ 3525Phenol ...................................................................................... 3527Phenol in immunosera and vaccines (2.5.15.) ...................... 172Phenolphthalein...................................................................... 3527Phenolsulfonphthalein ........................................................... 3528Phenothiazines, identification by thin-layer chromatography(2.3.3.) ...................................................................................... 133
Plasmid vectors for human use, bacterial cells used for themanufacture of........................................................................ 781
Plasmin inhibitor, assay of human (2.7.25.).......................... 295Plasters, medicated ................................................................... 935Plastic additives (3.1.13.) ......................................................... 441Plastic containers and closures for pharmaceutical use(3.2.2.) ...................................................................................... 459
Plastic containers for aqueous solutions for infusion(3.2.2.1.) ................................................................................... 460
Plastic containers for human blood and blood components,sterile (3.3.4.)........................................................................... 471
Poliomyelitis (inactivated), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis(acellular, component) and haemophilus type b conjugatevaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 970
Poliomyelitis (inactivated), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis(acellular, component), hepatitis B (rDNA) and haemophilustype b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed) .................................... 968
Poliomyelitis (inactivated), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis(whole cell) and haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 974
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Poliomyelitis vaccine (inactivated), in vivo assay of(2.7.20.) .................................................................................... 289
Poliomyelitis vaccine (oral) ................................................... 1026Pollens for allergen products................................................. 3583Poloxamers .............................................................................. 3584Polyacrylate dispersion 30 per cent ...................................... 3586Polyamide suture, sterile, in distributor for veterinaryuse........................................................................................... 1282
Poly(ethylene - vinyl acetate) for containers and tubing fortotal parenteral nutrition preparations (3.1.7.)................... 434
Polyethylene oxides, high-molecular-mass ......................... 3147Polyethylene terephthalate for containers for preparations notfor parenteral use (3.1.15.) .................................................... 448
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) suture, sterile, in distributor forveterinary use........................................................................ 1283
Polyethylene with additives for containers for parenteralpreparations and for ophthalmic preparations (3.1.5.)...... 427
Polyethylene without additives for containers for parenteralpreparations and for ophthalmic preparations (3.1.4.)...... 426
Polyethyleneglycols................................................................. 3145Polyethyleneglycols, high-molecular-mass.......................... 3147Polygonum cuspidatum rhizome and root.......................... 1583Polygonum orientale fruit ..................................................... 1585Polymorphism (5.9.)................................................................. 759Polymyxin B sulfate ................................................................ 3587Polyolefins (3.1.3.) .................................................................... 423Polyoxyl castor oil................................................................... 3144Polyoxyl hydrogenated castor oil .......................................... 3144Polyoxypropylene stearyl ether ............................................. 3588Polypropylene for containers and closures for parenteralpreparations and ophthalmic preparations (3.1.6.)............ 431
Polysaccharide vaccines for human use, conjugated, carrierproteins for the production of (5.2.11.) ............................... 674
Polysaccharide vaccines, hexosamines in (2.5.20.) ............... 173Polysaccharide vaccines, methylpentoses in (2.5.21.) .......... 173Polysaccharide vaccines, nucleic acids in (2.5.17.) ............... 172Polysaccharide vaccines, O-acetyl in (2.5.19.)....................... 173Polysaccharide vaccines, phosphorus in (2.5.18.)................. 172Polysaccharide vaccines, protein in (2.5.16.)......................... 172Polysaccharide vaccines, ribose in (2.5.31.) .......................... 177Polysaccharide vaccines, sialic acid in (2.5.23.) .................... 174Polysaccharide vaccines, uronic acids in (2.5.22.) ................ 174Polysorbate 20 ......................................................................... 3589Polysorbate 40 ......................................................................... 3590Polysorbate 60 ......................................................................... 3591Polysorbate 80 ......................................................................... 3591Polystyrene sulfonate, sodium .............................................. 3836Poly(vinyl acetate) .................................................................. 3593Poly(vinyl acetate) dispersion 30 per cent ........................... 3594Poly(vinyl alcohol).................................................................. 3595Poly(vinyl alcohol) macrogol grafted copolymer ............... 3140Poly(vinyl chloride) (non-plasticised) for containers for soliddosage forms for oral administration, materials based on(3.1.11.) .................................................................................... 439
Poly(vinyl chloride), non-plasticised, materials based on forcontainers for non-injectable aqueous solutions (3.1.10.).. 437
Poly(vinyl chloride), plasticised, empty sterile containers of,for human blood and blood components (3.3.5.) .............. 473
Poly(vinyl chloride), plasticised, materials based on, forcontainers for aqueous solutions for intravenous infusion(3.1.14.) .................................................................................... 445
Poly(vinyl chloride), plasticised, materials based on, forcontainers for human blood and blood components(3.3.2.) ...................................................................................... 465
Poly(vinyl chloride), plasticised, materials based on, fortubing used in sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents (3.3.3.)................................................................ 468
Pore-size distribution of solids by mercury porosimetry,porosity and (2.9.32.) ............................................................. 377
Poria ......................................................................................... 1587Porosimetry, mercury, porosity and pore-size distribution ofsolids by (2.9.32.) .................................................................... 377
Porosity and pore-size distribution of solids by mercuryporosimetry (2.9.32.).............................................................. 377
Potentiometric determination of pH (2.2.3.) .......................... 24Potentiometric titration (2.2.20.).............................................. 35Potentisation, methods of preparation of homoeopathic stocksand.......................................................................................... 1682
Poultices ..................................................................................... 936Pour-on preparations ............................................................... 942Povidone .................................................................................. 3612Povidone, iodinated................................................................ 3615Powder fineness (2.9.35.) ......................................................... 387Powder flow (2.9.36.)................................................................ 387Powder flow properties by shear cell methods (2.9.49.) ...... 411Powdered cellulose ................................................................. 2150Powders and granules for oral solutions and suspensions .. 917Powders and granules for syrups ............................................ 918Powders and tablets for rectal solutions and suspensions... 934Powders, bulk density and tapped density of (2.9.34.)......... 384Powders, ear .............................................................................. 909Powders, effervescent ............................................................... 927Powders for cutaneous application......................................... 925Powders for eye drops and powders for eye lotions ............. 910Powders for injections or infusions........................................ 924Powders for oral drops............................................................. 918Powders, inhalation .................................................................. 931Powders, nasal ........................................................................... 920Powders, oral ............................................................................. 926Powders, wettability of porous solids including (2.9.45.) .... 406Pramipexole dihydrochloride monohydrate ....................... 3615Prasugrel hydrochloride......................................................... 3617Pravastatin sodium................................................................. 3618Prazepam ................................................................................. 3620Praziquantel............................................................................. 3621Prazosin hydrochloride.................................................10.1-4473Precursors for radiopharmaceutical preparations,chemical ................................................................................... 863
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Prednicarbate .................................................................10.1-4475Prednisolone............................................................................ 3625Prednisolone acetate............................................................... 3627Prednisolone pivalate ............................................................. 3629Prednisolone sodium phosphate........................................... 3630Prednisone............................................................................... 3631Pregabalin ................................................................................ 3633Pregelatinised hydroxypropyl starch .................................... 3890Pregelatinised starch............................................................... 3891Prekallikrein activator (2.6.15.)............................................... 213Premixes for medicated feeding stuffs for veterinary use ... 927Preparations for inhalation ..................................................... 927Preparations for inhalation: aerodynamic assessment of fineparticles (2.9.18.) .................................................................... 347
Preparations for irrigation....................................................... 932Preparations for nebulisation : characterisation (2.9.44.) .... 404Preservative and anticoagulant solutions for humanblood ...................................................................................... 1856
Primary standards for volumetric solutions (4.2.1.) ............ 609Primary standards for volumetric solutions (4.2.1.) ..10.1-4331Primidone ................................................................................ 3639Primula root ............................................................................ 1588Principles for the detection of extraneous viruses inimmunological veterinary medicinal products using culturemethods (2.6.37.) .........................................................10.2-4581
Probenecid............................................................................... 3640Procainamide hydrochloride................................................. 3641Procaine benzylpenicillin monohydrate .............................. 1955Procaine hydrochloride.......................................................... 3642Procaine penicillin G monohydrate ..................................... 1955Process analytical technology (5.25.) ..........................10.1-4339Prochlorperazine maleate ...................................................... 3642Products of fermentation......................................................... 882Products of recombinant DNA technology........................... 888Products with risk of transmitting agents of animal spongiformencephalopathies .................................................................... 884
Progenitor cells, human haematopoietic, colony-forming cellassay for (2.7.28.) .................................................................... 296
QQuality control of vaccines, substitution of in vivo method(s)by in vitro method(s) for the (5.2.14.) ................................. 679
Quality of non-sterile pharmaceutical preparations andsubstances for pharmaceutical use, microbiological(5.1.4.) ...................................................................................... 627
Quantification and characterisation of residual host-cell DNA(2.6.35.) .................................................................................... 248
RRabbit haemorrhagic disease vaccine (inactivated) ..10.2-4665Rabeprazole sodium............................................................... 3695Rabeprazole sodium hydrate........................................10.1-4483Rabies immunoglobulin, human .......................................... 2871Rabies vaccine for human use prepared in cell cultures.... 1030Rabies vaccine (inactivated) for veterinary use .................. 1148Rabies vaccine (live, oral) for foxes and raccoondogs ...............................................................................10.2-4666
Raloxifene hydrochloride ...................................................... 3699Raltegravir chewable tablets .................................................. 3702Raltegravir potassium ............................................................ 3701Raltegravir tablets ................................................................... 3704Raman spectroscopy (2.2.48.) ................................................... 92Ramipril ................................................................................... 3705Ramon assay, flocculation value (Lf) of diphtheria and tetanustoxins and toxoids (2.7.27.) ................................................... 295
Ranitidine hydrochloride..............................................10.2-4689Rapeseed oil, refined .............................................................. 3709Raspberry leaf ................................................................10.1-4359Raw materials of biological origin for the production ofcell-based and gene therapymedicinal products (5.2.12.).. 675
Reagents (4.) .............................................................................. 481Reagents (4.1.1.)........................................................................ 481Reagents (4.1.1.).............................................................10.1-4331Reagents (4.1.1.).............................................................10.2-4585Reagents, standard solutions, buffer solutions (4.1.) ........... 481Recombinant DNA technology, products of......................... 888Recombinant vectors ............................................................... 779Recommendations on dissolution testing (5.17.1.) .............. 801Recommendations on methods for dosage forms testing(5.17.) ....................................................................................... 801
Rectal capsules .......................................................................... 934Rectal foams .............................................................................. 935Rectal preparations................................................................... 933Rectal preparations, semi-solid............................................... 935Rectal solutions and suspensions, powders and tablets for.. 933Rectal solutions, emulsions and suspensions........................ 934Rectal tampons.......................................................................... 935Red peony root........................................................................ 1572Red poppy petals..................................................................... 1595Reference standards (5.12.) ..................................................... 773Refractive index (2.2.6.) ............................................................. 26Regorafenib monohydrate ..................................................... 3710Rehmannia root .............................................................10.1-4360Relative density (2.2.5.) .............................................................. 25Remifentanil hydrochloride .................................................. 3711Repaglinide.............................................................................. 3714Reserpine ................................................................................. 3715Residual pertussis toxin (2.6.33.)............................................ 241Residual solvents (5.4.) ............................................................ 717Residual solvents, identification and control of(2.4.24.) .........................................................................10.1-4323
Salmonids, infectious pancreatic necrosis vaccine (inactivatedoil-adjuvanted, injectable) for ............................................. 1124
Salvia miltiorrhiza root and rhizome................................... 1610Sanguisorba root..................................................................... 1611Saponification value (2.5.6.) .................................................... 169
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Saquinavir mesilate................................................................. 3771Saw palmetto extract .............................................................. 1612Saw palmetto fruit .................................................................. 1615Scanning electron microscopy (2.9.52.)................................. 414Schisandra fruit....................................................................... 1617Scopolamine ............................................................................ 2909Scopolamine butylbromide ................................................... 2910Scopolamine hydrobromide .................................................. 2911Selamectin for veterinary use................................................ 3773Selegiline hydrochloride ........................................................ 3775Selenium disulfide .................................................................. 3776Selenium for homoeopathic preparations ........................... 1725Selfheal fruit-spike, common ................................................ 1401Semi-micro determination of water (2.5.12.)........................ 171Semi-solid ear preparations..................................................... 908Semi-solid eye preparations .................................................... 910Semi-solid intrauterine preparations ..................................... 914Semi-solid nasal preparations ................................................. 920Semi-solid oromucosal preparations...................................... 921Semi-solid preparations for cutaneous application.............. 935Semi-solid preparations for oral use, veterinary .................. 942Semi-solid rectal preparations ................................................ 935Semi-solid vaginal preparations ............................................. 941Senega root .............................................................................. 1618Senna leaf dry extract, standardised .................................... 1621Senna leaflet....................................................................10.1-4361Senna pods .....................................................................10.1-4363Separation techniques, chromatographic (2.2.46.) ................. 80Serine........................................................................................ 3777Serratula coronata herb.......................................................... 1624Sertaconazole nitrate .............................................................. 3778Sertraline hydrochloride........................................................ 3779Sesame oil, refined.................................................................. 3781Sets for the transfusion of blood and blood components(3.3.7.) ...................................................................................... 475
Sevoflurane .............................................................................. 3783Shampoos .................................................................................. 916Shear cell methods, powder flow properties by (2.9.49.)..... 411Shellac ..................................................................................... 3785Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine (live) ................................. 1036SI (International System) units (1.) ............................................ 3Sialic acid in polysaccharide vaccines (2.5.23.)..................... 174Siam benzoin........................................................................... 1341Siam benzoin tincture ............................................................ 1342Sieve test (2.9.12.) ..................................................................... 343Sieves (2.1.4.)............................................................................... 16Sieving, analytical, particle-size distribution estimation by(2.9.38.) .................................................................................... 392
Sildenafil citrate ...................................................................... 3786Silica, colloidal anhydrous..................................................... 3787Silica, colloidal hydrated........................................................ 3788Silica, dental type.................................................................... 3788Silica, hydrophobic colloidal ................................................. 3789Silicate, aluminium magnesium............................................ 1799Silicate, aluminium sodium................................................... 1803Silicone elastomer for closures and tubing (3.1.9.)............... 436Silicone oil used as a lubricant (3.1.8.)................................... 436Silk suture, sterile, braided, in distributor for veterinaryuse........................................................................................... 1283
Sodium thiosulfate.................................................................. 3848Sodium valproate.................................................................... 3849Soft capsules .............................................................................. 906Soft extracts ............................................................................... 867Softening time determination of lipophilic suppositories(2.9.22.) .................................................................................... 363
Solid dosage forms, dissolution test for (2.9.3.).................... 326Solid dosage forms, recommendations on dissolution testingof (5.17.1.)................................................................................ 801
Solids by mercury porosimetry, porosity and pore-sizedistribution of (2.9.32.) .......................................................... 377
Solids, density of (2.2.42.).......................................................... 76Solids, gas pycnometric density of (2.9.23.) .......................... 364Solids (porous) including powders, wettability of (2.9.45.).. 406Solifenacin succinate .............................................................. 3850Solubility in alcohol of essential oils (2.8.10.) ....................... 306Soluble tablets ........................................................................... 939Solution calorimetry and microcalorimetry, characterisationof crystalline solids by (2.2.61.) ............................................ 115
Solutions, emulsions and suspensions, oral .......................... 917Solutions for haemodialysis................................................... 2798Solutions for haemodialysis, concentrated, water fordiluting................................................................................... 2797
Solutions for haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration ....... 2803Solutions for organ preservation .......................................... 3852Solutions for peritoneal dialysis............................................ 3515Solutions, suspensions, intrauterine....................................... 914Solvents, residual (5.4.) ............................................................ 717Solvents, residual, identification and control of(2.4.24.) .........................................................................10.1-4323
Spectroscopy, near-infrared (2.2.40.) ....................................... 70Spectroscopy, Raman (2.2.48.).................................................. 92SPF chicken flocks for the production and quality control ofvaccines (5.2.2.)....................................................................... 647
Stavudine ................................................................................. 3896Steam sterilisation of aqueous preparations, application of theF0 concept (5.1.5.) ................................................................... 628
Stearic acid............................................................................... 3898Stearoyl macrogolglycerides .................................................. 3899Stearyl alcohol ......................................................................... 3900Stem cells, human haematopoietic ....................................... 2857Stephania root, fourstamen ................................................... 1438Sterile braided silk suture in distributor for veterinaryuse........................................................................................... 1283
Sterile catgut ............................................................................ 1269Sterile catgut in distributor for veterinary use.................... 1281Sterile containers of plasticised poly(vinyl chloride) for humanblood containing anticoagulant solution (3.3.6.) ............... 474
Sterile linen thread in distributor for veterinary use ......... 1282Sterile non-absorbable strands in distributor for veterinaryuse........................................................................................... 1283
Sterile non-absorbable sutures .............................................. 1270Sterile plastic containers for human blood and bloodcomponents (3.3.4.)................................................................ 471
Sterile polyamide suture in distributor for veterinary use.. 1282Sterile poly(ethylene terephthalate) suture in distributor forveterinary use........................................................................ 1283
Sterile products, biological indicators and related microbialpreparations used in the manufacture of (5.1.2.) ............... 622
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Sterility, guidelines for using the test for (5.1.9.).................. 639Sterols in fatty oils (2.4.23.) ..................................................... 150Sticks .......................................................................................... 937Sticks, intrauterine.................................................................... 914Sticks, nasal ............................................................................... 920Stomata and stomatal index (2.8.3.) ....................................... 305Stramonium leaf ..................................................................... 1638Stramonium, prepared ........................................................... 1640Strands, sterile non-absorbable, in distributor for veterinaryuse .......................................................................................... 1283
Streptokinase concentrated solution .................................... 3901Streptomycin sulfate ............................................................... 3902Strontium (89Sr) chloride injection....................................... 1242Strychnos ignatii for homoeopathic preparations .............. 1719Subdivision of tablets ............................................................... 937Sublingual sprays, oromucosal drops and oromucosalsprays........................................................................................ 920
Sublingual tablets and buccal tablets...................................... 922Substances for pharmaceutical use ......................................... 890Substances for pharmaceutical use, control of impurities in(5.10.) ....................................................................................... 763
Substitution of in vivo method(s) by in vitro method(s) for thequality control of vaccines (5.2.14.) ..................................... 679
Terpin monohydrate............................................................... 3988Test for anticomplementary activity of immunoglobulin(2.6.17.) .................................................................................... 216
Test for anti-D antibodies in human immunoglobulin(2.6.26.) .................................................................................... 230
Test for aristolochic acids in herbal drugs (2.8.21) .............. 314Test for extractable volume of parenteral preparations(2.9.17.) .................................................................................... 347
Test for Fc function of immunoglobulin (2.7.9.) .................. 279Test for methanol and 2-propanol (2.9.11.) .......................... 342Test for neurovirulence of live virus vaccines (2.6.18.)........ 218Test for specified micro-organisms (microbiologicalexamination of non-sterile products) (2.6.13.) ................... 205
Testosterone....................................................................10.1-4499Testosterone decanoate .......................................................... 3991Testosterone enantate ............................................................. 3992Testosterone isocaproate ........................................................ 3994Testosterone propionate......................................................... 3995Tests for extraneous agents in viral vaccines for human use(2.6.16.) .........................................................................10.2-4579
Tests for specified micro-organisms (microbiologicalexamination of live biotherapeutic products) (2.6.38.)...... 255
Tetanus and diphtheria toxins and toxoids, flocculation value(Lf) of, (Ramon assay) (2.7.27.)............................................ 295
Tetanus and diphtheria vaccine (adsorbed) .......................... 952Tetanus and diphtheria vaccine (adsorbed, reduced antigen(s)content).................................................................................... 953
Tetanus antitoxin for human use .......................................... 1173Tetanus antitoxin for veterinary use..................................... 1177Tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis B (rDNA) vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 954
Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (acellular, component)vaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 955
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (acellular, component),hepatitis B (rDNA), poliomyelitis (inactivated) andhaemophilus type b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed)............. 968
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (acellular, component),poliomyelitis (inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugatevaccine (adsorbed) ................................................................. 970
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whole cell), poliomyelitis(inactivated) and haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine(adsorbed) ............................................................................... 974
Tetanus immunoglobulin, human ........................................ 2873Tetanus vaccine (adsorbed) ................................................... 1042Tetanus vaccine (adsorbed), assay of (2.7.8.) ........................ 275Tetanus vaccine for veterinary use........................................ 1161Tetracaine ................................................................................ 3997Tetracaine hydrochloride....................................................... 3998Tetracosactide.......................................................................... 3999Tetracycline ............................................................................. 4000Tetracycline hydrochloride.................................................... 4001Tetra-O-acetyl-mannose triflate for radiopharmaceuticalpreparations .......................................................................... 1261
Topiramate............................................................................... 4071Torasemide .............................................................................. 4073Tormentil ................................................................................. 1650Tormentil tincture .................................................................. 1650Tosylchloramide sodium ....................................................... 4074Total ash (2.4.16.)...................................................................... 143Total cholesterol in oils rich in omega-3 acids (2.4.32.) ...... 163Total organic carbon in water for pharmaceutical use(2.2.44.) ...................................................................................... 79
Total protein (2.5.33.)............................................................... 178Traditional Chinese medicine, names of herbal drugs used in(5.22.) ............................................................................10.1-4335
TSE, animal, products with risk of transmitting agents of.. 884Tuberculin for human use, old.............................................. 4117Tuberculin purified protein derivative, avian ..................... 4119Tuberculin purified protein derivative, bovine ................... 4120Tuberculin purified protein derivative for human use....... 4120Tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine, freeze-dried............................. 949Tubes for comparative tests (2.1.5.).......................................... 17Tubing and closures, silicone elastomer for (3.1.9.) ............. 436Tubing and containers for total parenteral nutritionpreparations, poly(ethylene - vinyl acetate) for (3.1.7.)..... 434
Tubing used in sets for the transfusion of blood and bloodcomponents, materials based on plasticised poly(vinylchloride) for (3.3.3.) ............................................................... 468
Turkey infectious rhinotracheitis vaccine (live) ........10.2-4668Turmeric, Javanese.................................................................. 1652Turmeric rhizome................................................................... 1653Turpentine oil.......................................................................... 1655Tylosin for veterinary use ...................................................... 4122Tylosin phosphate bulk solution for veterinary use ........... 4127Tylosin phosphate for veterinary use ................................... 4131Tylosin tartrate for veterinary use ........................................ 4136Typhae pollen.......................................................................... 1656Typhoid polysaccharide and hepatitis A (inactivated,adsorbed) vaccine ................................................................... 982
UUbidecarenone ........................................................................ 4147Udder-washes............................................................................ 942Ultraviolet and visible absorption spectrophotometry(2.2.25.) ...................................................................................... 42
Ultraviolet ray lamps for analytical purposes (2.1.3.) ............ 15Uncaria stem with hooks ....................................................... 1657Uncoated tablets ....................................................................... 938Undecylenic acid..................................................................... 4148Uniformity of content of single-dose preparations (2.9.6.).. 336Uniformity of dosage units (2.9.40.)....................................... 398Uniformity of dosage units, demonstration using large samplesizes (2.9.47.) ........................................................................... 409
Uniformity of mass of delivered doses from multidosecontainers (2.9.27.) ................................................................. 372
Uniformity of mass of single-dose preparations (2.9.5.) ..... 335Units of the International System (SI) used in thePharmacopoeia and equivalence with other units (1.) .......... 3
VVaccine component assay by immunonephelometry(2.7.35.) .................................................................................... 301
Vaccines, adsorbed, aluminium in (2.5.13.) .......................... 171Vaccines, adsorbed, calcium in (2.5.14.)................................ 172Vaccines and immunosera, phenol in (2.5.15.)..................... 172Vaccines and immunosera, veterinary, evaluation of efficacyof (5.2.7.).................................................................................. 661
Vaccines and immunosera, veterinary, evaluation of safety(5.2.6.) ...................................................................................... 658
Vaccines for human use ........................................................... 893Vaccines for human use, cell substrates for the production of(5.2.3.) ...................................................................................... 650
Vaccines for human use, conjugated polysaccharide, carrierproteins for the production of (5.2.11.) ............................... 674
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Vaccines for human use, viral, tests for extraneous agents in(2.6.16.) .........................................................................10.2-4579
Vaccines for veterinary use...........................................10.2-4604Vaccines for veterinary use, inactivated, healthy chicken flocksfor the production of (5.2.13.) ...................................10.2-4598
Vaccines, polysaccharide, hexosamines in (2.5.20.) ............. 173Vaccines, polysaccharide, methylpentoses in (2.5.21.)......... 173Vaccines, polysaccharide, nucleic acids in (2.5.17.) ............. 172Vaccines, polysaccharide, O-acetyl in (2.5.19.) ..................... 173Vaccines, polysaccharide, phosphorus in (2.5.18.) ............... 172Vaccines, polysaccharide, protein in (2.5.16.) ....................... 172Vaccines, polysaccharide, ribose in (2.5.31.)......................... 177Vaccines, polysaccharide, sialic acid in (2.5.23.) .................. 174Vaccines, polysaccharide, uronic acids in (2.5.22.) .............. 174Vaccines, SPF chicken flocks for the production and qualitycontrol of (5.2.2.) ................................................................... 647
Vaccines, substitution of in vivo method(s) by in vitromethod(s) for the quality control of (5.2.14.) ..................... 679
Vaccines, veterinary, cell cultures for the production of(5.2.4.) ...........................................................................10.2-4589
Vaccines, viral live, test for neurovirulence (2.6.18.) ........... 218Vaginal capsules ........................................................................ 941Vaginal foams............................................................................ 941Vaginal preparations ................................................................ 940Vaginal preparations, semi-solid ............................................ 941Vaginal solutions and suspensions, tablets for...................... 941Vaginal solutions, emulsions and suspensions...................... 941Vaginal tablets ........................................................................... 941Vaginal tampons, medicated ................................................... 941Valaciclovir hydrochloride .................................................... 4157Valaciclovir hydrochloride hydrate ...................................... 4160Valerian dry aqueous extract ............................................... 1659Valerian dry hydroalcoholic extract ..................................... 1660Valerian root............................................................................ 1660Valerian root, cut .................................................................... 1662Valerian tincture ..................................................................... 1664Validation of nucleic acid amplification techniques for thedetection of B19 virus (B19V) DNA in plasma pools :guidelines................................................................................. 219
Validation of nucleic acid amplification techniques for thedetection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in plasma pools :guidelines................................................................................. 219
Valine ....................................................................................... 4162Valnemulin hydrochloride for veterinary use .................... 4164Valproate, sodium................................................................... 3849Valproic acid............................................................................ 4165Valsartan .................................................................................. 4167Vancomycin hydrochloride ................................................... 4168Vanillin..................................................................................... 4172Vapour, preparations to be converted into............................ 928Vardenafil hydrochloride trihydrate..................................... 4172Varicella immunoglobulin for intravenous administration,human .................................................................................... 2875
Varicella immunoglobulin, human ...................................... 2875Varicella, measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (live) ........ 1006Varicella vaccine (live) ........................................................... 1048Vectors for human use, adeno-associated-virus ................... 788Vectors for human use, adenovirus ........................................ 782Vectors for human use, plasmid ............................................. 780Vectors for human use, plasmid, bacterial cells used for themanufacture of........................................................................ 781
Vectors for human use, poxvirus ............................................ 784Vectors for human use, retroviridae-derived ........................ 786Vecuronium bromide ............................................................. 4173Vedaprofen for veterinary use............................................... 4175Vegetable fatty oils .................................................................... 901Venlafaxine hydrochloride .................................................... 4176Verapamil hydrochloride ....................................................... 4178Verbena herb ........................................................................... 1665Veterinary liquid preparations for cutaneous application... 941Veterinary medicinal products, immunological, managementof extraneous agents in (5.2.5.) ..................................10.2-4590
Veterinary semi-solid preparations for oral use ................... 942
Veterinary vaccines and immunosera, evaluation of efficacy of(5.2.7.) ...................................................................................... 661
Water, determination by distillation (2.2.13.) ......................... 31Water for diluting concentrated haemodialysis solutions.. 2797Water for injections ................................................................ 4203Water for pharmaceutical use, total organic carbon in(2.2.44.) ...................................................................................... 79
Water for preparation of extracts.......................................... 4206Water in essential oils (2.8.5.) ................................................. 306Water in gases (2.5.28.) ............................................................ 176Water : micro determination (2.5.32.) .................................... 178Water, purified ........................................................................ 4207Water : semi-micro determination (2.5.12.) .......................... 171Water-solid interactions : determination of sorption-desorption isotherms and of water activity (2.9.39.) ......... 394
Wettability of porous solids including powders (2.9.45.) .... 406Wheat starch............................................................................ 4209Wheat-germ oil, refined......................................................... 4210Wheat-germ oil, virgin........................................................... 4210White beeswax ........................................................................ 1931
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Xylazine hydrochloride for veterinary use .......................... 4222Xylitol ....................................................................................... 4223Xylometazoline hydrochloride.....................................10.1-4509Xylose ....................................................................................... 4226
YYarrow ...................................................................................... 1674Yeasticidal, bactericidal or fungicidal activity of antisepticmedicinal products, determination of (5.1.11.) .................. 643