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This set contains four volumes which detail all current UK pharmacopoeial standards for medicines for human use, including nearly 2,900 monographs for substances, preparations and other products used in the practice of medicine; as well as a companion volume providing standards for substances, preparations and immunological products used in veterinary medicine. It also includes a fully searchable CD-ROM which contains the contents of these volumes in electronic form together with a user manual, as well as the British Approved Names 2002. The Pharmacopoeia is published for the Health Ministers on the recommendation of the Medicines Commission in accordance with s. 99 (6) of the Medicines Act 1968. This edition will supersede the previous 2002 edition and amendments, and the effective date is 1 December 2003 unless otherwise stated. It incorporates the requirements of the 4th edition of the European pharmacopoeia and its supplements.