Compounding Chemicals
Compounding Chemicals
Product Quality Designations:
USP: Meets or exceeds the requirements of the U.S. Pharmacopeia
NF: Meets or exceeds the requirements of the National Formulary
FCC: Meets or exceeds the requirements as defined by the Food Chemicals Codex
ACS: Meets or exceeds the specifications as listed in Reagent Chemicals, published by the American Chemical Society
BP: Meets or exceeds the requirements of the British Pharmacopoeia
EP: Meets or exceeds the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia
JP: meets or exceeds the requirements of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia
Reagent: High purity chemicals suitable for use in many analytical and general laboratory applications
Purified: Defines chemical of good quality where there are no official standards
Food Grade: Assigned to chemicals which have the clearance for use in food and related products