Some updates of interest in relation to the European Pharmacopeia:
European Pharmacopoeia 8th Edition - Supplement 8.5 (implementation date 1st July 2015)
General Chapters
2.2.32 Loss on drying
Clarification of the way instrument qualification is to be performed.
2.5.12 Water: semi-micro determination
Clarification of the way instrument qualification is to be performed.
2.7.18 Assay of human coagulation factor II
EDTA has been removed from the dilution buffer because its presence has been reported to inhibit the ecarin-dependent coagulation factor II activation and cause a decrease in the sensitivity and precision of the assay.