The Official beginning of INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA was the publication of BENGAL  DISPENSARY in 1894. The Bengal Pharmacopoeia appeared in 1844. The first official Pharmacopoeia was PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, LONDON which appeared in 1868.It contained drug official in BP (BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA) in 1864 and some indigenous drugs. The Indian and colonial addendum ob B.P. appeared as the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA edition in 1901.In 1946, the Government of India issued 'THE INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIAL LIST. Two years later, in 1948 the Government of India appointed 'THE INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMITTEE'. First edition of I.P. was IP 1955. The supplement to it IP 55 was publish in 1960. Second edition published in 1966. The supplement to it appeared in 1975. Third edition of IP appeared in 1985. It has two volumes with nine appendices. The addendum 1 was published in1989 and addendum 2 in 1991. The NATIONAL FORMULATORY OF INDIA (INF) is a pocket sized diary containing

The second recognized pharmacopoeia after British Pharmacopoeia is United States Pharmacopoeia i.e (USP).

As we all know pharmacopoeia is a legal and official book issued by a recognized authority usually appointed by concerned government. It is composed of lists of medicinal substances, formulae and their description and standards. The Important PHARMACOPOEIA Are :- British Pharmacopoeia. (BP) United States Pharmacopoeia. (USP) Indian Pharmacopoeia. (IP) International Pharmacopoeia. (IP) Today we are going to learn something about the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) :- First edition of B.P. appeared in 1864. It is the outcome of London Pharmacopoeia, Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, and Dublin Pharmacopoeia which appeared in 1618,1699,1807. The second edition in 1867 and fourth in 1898. The Indian addendum has appeared as the government of India edition in 1901.B.P. contains 2663 monographs along with British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary) 2000.British Pharmaceutical  Codex is an alternative book for formulation of drug which were not well established. Its first edition was published in 191

Pharmacopoeia DEFINITION : - The Term Pharmacopoeia Comes From The GREEK Word 'PHARMAKON' Meaning A Drug And ' POEIA ' Meaning To Make.

Worldwide, changes in pharmacy or health care are driving changes in health profession. The pharmacy profession is expanding rapidly with pharmacists working in different areas. This includes dispensing of medicines, home care services, health screening, patient counselling etc. In developed countries the pharmacy profession is highly respected and recognized by the society for the effort that pharmacists take, his work and the image he has developed. Pharmacists are serving the world round the clock by way of proper dispensing, patient counselling, treating common disease and ailments and most importantly keeping the health history of patients up-to-date. The pharmacies are established for definite populations. all patients and consumers for OTC and cosmetics purchase their items from that pharmacy. Pharmacy maintain medical history with his phone number and e-mail. In emergency, it helps a lot to serve an individual within a couple of minutes. In case of adverse reaction, the