An important task for PAGAN is to get the suppliers specifications for a required raw material in line with the customers quality requirements. Therefore it is necessary to use generally accepted references.

Here you find a selection of recommended reference works, mainly about pharmaceutical substances. Click on an icon to see the relevant website open in this window.

The European Pharmacopoeia. 5th edition (2005) now available.




The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP). 29th edition (2006) now available.






The British Pharmacopoeia. Latest edition 2005.





The Japanese Pharmacopoeia. 14th edition available on-line in Japanese or in English.




The International Pharmacopoeia. Volume 5 3rd edition. This is a WHO-publication.







The Merck Index. 13th edition. Essential to get the INN of a substance right





Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients. Essential to get the type of an excipient right.




Chemical Abstracts Service. Internationally recognised system to give each chemical substance a unique number. Avoids confusion of tongues when using a products' name in different languages.


Martindale. 34th edition. To learn everything about pharmaceutical substances.