Proveblue (international patent PCT/FR/2007/001193), which is a methylene blue preparation that complies with the European Pharmacopoeia and contains limited organic impurities and heavy metals of recognized toxicity, has previously been demonstrated to possess in vitro antimalarial activity (at a geometric mean 50% inhibitory concentration [IC50] of 3.62 nM) against 23 Plasmodium falciparum st...

MATTHEWS wrote: 'The compilation of a pharmacopoeia by the physicians and the apothecaries of a hospital proved a great convenience to the many resident and consulting physicians treating patients there. Prescriptions in regular use for the treatment of a particular set of symptoms constituted the bulk of the formulae. Time could be saved by merely writing the name of the mixture or pills, etc....

At a time when the production and distribution of drugs and drug products is no longer confined within the national boundaries of particular countries, many thoughtful people are concerning themselves with the idea of standardisation of quality control procedures and specifications. For medicines currently marketed in different countries, a multitude of standards and specifications for both the...

For well over a century, the United States Pharmacopoeia has functioned as a Who's Who for the countless remedies and other agents of use to the medical and allied professions. It is a valuable storehouse of information concerning hundreds of items after which the magic symbols of "U.S.P." have been affixed. In addition, the reader will find an extensive appendix on a wide variety of subjects-r...

Proveblue (international patent PCT/FR/2007/001193), which is a methylene blue preparation that complies with the European Pharmacopoeia and contains limited organic impurities and heavy metals of recognized toxicity, has previously been demonstrated to possess in vitro antimalarial activity (at a geometric mean 50% inhibitory concentration [IC50] of 3.62 nM) against 23 Plasmodium falciparum st...

Before the advent of carbon tetrachloride and tetrachlorethylene, oil of chenopodium was largely used in the treatment of hookworm infection all over the world. Though the oil was made official in the U.S.A. Pharmacopoeia long ago, it was not until 1932 that it found its place in the British Pharmacopoeia. According to the Pharmacopoeias of both the countries, the oil should contain not less th...

The introduction of 2-[18F] fluor-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18FDG) has provided a valuable tool for the study of glucose metabolism in both normal and diseased tissue in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET). 18FDG is the most important radiopharmaceutical to be used in Nuclear Medicine for studying the brain, heart and tumor. The advancement in synthesis and quality control of 18FDG and...