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          The establishment of the Thai Pharmacopoeia (TP) and the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP) has offered the national standards for modern and herbal drugs as well as biological products. After the publication of the first edition of the Thai Pharmacopoeia in 1987 and mandated in 1988, the succeeding publica- tions extended the standards to cover the selected drugs and preparations. In parallel with TP, the establishment of THP was initiated in 1989 to provide the specifications for marketed herbal drugs. The work on both Pharmacopoeiae has gone through the remarkable development since the beginning era.

          The revision of the first edition is aimed to provide the official quality standards that fit in with the actual situations in Thailand. The criteria of selecting drugs have been changed for the benefit of stakeholders and authori- ties involved. The monographs of raw materials and preparations are placed in the same volume to facilitate the users. Nevertheless, the pharmacological and toxicological information on the contra-indications, warnings, precautions, and other special information of drugs are maintained in the monographs to benefit the healthcare providers.

          Monographs of biologicals are grouped under a separate chapter as in the previous edition. The standards set forth are intended to apply to the bulk materials to be later subdivided and the finished products themselves. The fundamental regulations for the control of biological products under manufac- turing processes are compiled in the "Minimum Requirements for Biological Products" issued by the Ministry of Public Health.