FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION (IPC)

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FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF INDIAN
PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION (IPC)

• By
• Dr G N Singh
• Member-Secretary

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INTRODUCTION

• As per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, the
  Indian Pharmacopoeia is the legally recognized
  book of Standards for the quality of drug
  substances and preparations included therein for
  INDIA.

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PUBLICATION OF IP

• Edition Year
• I 1955
• II 1966
• III 1985
• IV 1996
• Addenda 2000
• 2000 (Vet. Suppl)
• 2002
• 2005
• New Due in 2007

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FORMATION

• The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission has been
  established as an Autonomous Institution under
  Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Government
  of India on 09th Dec. 2004.

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MISSION

• To promote public health in India by bringing
  out authoritative and officially accepted
  standards for quality of drugs including active
  pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and dosage
  forms, used by health professionals, patients and
  consumers.

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VISION

• To promote the highest standards of drugs for
  use in humans and animals within practical limits
  of the technologies available for manufacturing
  and analysis.

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MANDATE

• To publish new edition and supplements of the
  Indian Pharmacopoeia.
• To accelerate the process of preparation,
  certification and distribution of IP Reference
  Substances.
• To establish working relations with other
  Pharmacopoeial Bodies

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Location

• The Office of the Commission is located at the
  Central Indian Pharmacopoeia Laboratory Campus,
  Sector-23, Rajnagar, Ghaziabad-201 002, India.
• It is an ultra modern premise having state-of-the
  art infrastructure and excellent facilities.
• www.ipc.gov.in

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Supporting Structure for the Indian Pharmacopoeia
Commission
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COMPOSITION
General Body 19 Members (Notified on 22-03-05)
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
Governing Body 10 Members (Notified on 22-03-05)
Scientific Body 23 Experts (Notified on
22-11-05)
IPC Secretariat
CIPL Lab
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PRIORITY WORKS

• Timely publication of Indian Pharmacopoeia and
  its Addenda.
• Characterization and Certification of IP
  Reference Substance
• Synthesis and characterization of impurities
  (mainly toxic ones), degradations products etc.

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• International collaboration with other similarly
  placed institutions like British Pharmacopoeia
  Commission, European Pharmacopoeia Commission,
  Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission and WHO etc.
• International recognition and acceptance of
  Indian Pharmacopoeia.

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• Develop as an institution of excellence for
  Analytical Development, Research and
  Pharmacopoeia related matters.
• Create a Library with state-of-the art facilities
  to cater the needs of South East Asia Region for
  dissemination of information.

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• World is becoming closer and cooperation is the
  way of success.

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THANKS