Indian Pharmacopoeia history and editions

Indian Pharmacopoeia

1. Pharmacopoeia
A pharmacopoeia is a book or collection of standards that provides information on drugs,
medicines, and other substances used in medicine.
Content
Pharmacopoeias include information on the description, formulation, composition, and
properties of drugs, as well as standards for strength, purity, and dosage. They also
include chemical tests for determining the identity and purity of drugs.
Authority
Pharmacopoeias are published by a government or a medical or pharmaceutical
society.
Legality
Pharmacopoeias are legally binding and are used as a standard for drugs in many
countries.
Examples
Some examples of pharmacopoeias include the British Pharmacopoeia (BP), the
European Pharmacopoeia, Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) and the United States
Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP).
The history of the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) is as follows: 
1927: The
government appointed a Drug Enquiry Committee to recommend the publication of a
National
Pharmacopoeia
 
1944: The
process of publishing the first IP began under the chairmanship of Col. R. N. Chopra
 
1946: The
IP list was first published and put forth for approval
 
1948: The
Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee was constituted to publish the IP
 
1955: The first edition of the IP was published, validating the new nation-state's authority
and political identity 

2. The IP editions are numbered and include supplements and addendums: