The British Pharmacopoeia Commission Laboratory

BPCRS Prices 2008/2009 We would like advise all of our customers that the prices of BPCRS will increase in line with UK inflation as follows: Quantitative (Assay) standards will rise from £104 to £108 per vial Non-quantitative (Impurity) standards will rise from £90 to £94 per vial All handling and courier charges will remain unchanged.

The British Pharmacopoeia Laboratory is situated in Teddington, south west London.

The Laboratory.s principal role is in the procurement, establishment, maintenance and sale of British Pharmacopoeia Chemical Reference Substances (BPCRS).

The Laboratory also supports the work of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC) in the establishment of monographs for medicinal products available in the UK. The BPC are responsible for the publication of the British Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary) and the production of British Approved Names. The BPC also participates in the work of the European Pharmacopoeia.

The BPC is part of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), an executive agency of the Department of Health. The primary objective of the MHRA is to protect public health by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment are safe for those who use them.

From 1st April 2008 the price of BPCRS impurity standards will be £94.00 and the price of BPCRS assay standards will be £108.00. The Handling and Courier charge for UK Customers is £15.00 (or £10 for normal postage). The Handling and Courier charge for EU Customers (including USA & Canada) is £50.00. The Handling and Courier charge for overseas (other than EU) customers is £75.00.

PLEASE NOTE THAT CHEQUES MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO MHRA.

Quality control is continuously carried out in the Laboratory on almost 500 British Pharmacopoeia Chemical Reference Substances (see catalogue) which are needed to support the practical monograph tests in both the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary).

New BPCRS are introduced into the BP every year and the Laboratory aim to make them available at as soon as possible following the publication of the new BP and certainly not later than the effective date.

The Laboratory provides a next day delivery service for United Kingdom customers ordering before 12pm and a range of timed courier services for overseas customers (see Terms of Trade).

The British Pharmacopoeia has a new website under development and this will be online before the 1st September 2008.