Drug reference standard
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A drug reference standard or pharmaceutical reference standard is a highly characterized material suitable to test the identity, strength, quality and purity of substances for pharmaceutical use and medicinal products.[1]
Pharmacopoeial reference standards
[edit | edit source]Pharmacopoeial reference standards are a subset of pharmaceutical reference standards. They are established for the intended use described in pharmacopeial texts (monographs and general chapters). Pharmacopeial reference standards are available from various pharmacopoeias such as United States Pharmacopeia and the European Pharmacopoeia. Where pharmacopoeial tests or assays call for the use of a pharmacopoeial reference standard, only those results obtained using the specified pharmacopoeial reference standard are conclusive.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- European Pharmacopoeia
- United States Pharmacopeia
- Reference Standards of the European Pharmacopoeia
- US National Institute of Standards and Technology
