(NAR) VOL. 15 NOS. 1-2 / APRIL - JUNE 2004
SECTION 1. The Philippine Pharmacopeia (PP) 1st edition April 2004 and any supplement thereto, is hereby declared and adopted as the official book of standards and references for the determination of the identity, purity, and quality of pharmaceutical products and crude plant drugs in the Philippines.
SECTION 2. For pharmaceutical products and crude plant drugs that are not listed in the PP, reference maybe made to the latest editions of United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP/NF), Japanese Pharmacopeia (JP), British Pharmacopeia (BP) European Pharmacopeia (EP), and International Pharmacopeia (IP) and other books of standards and references as maybe recognized and adopted by the Bureau of Food and Drugs from time to time.
SECTION 3. All orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 4. This Executive Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette.