TY - BOOK ED - World Health Organization. ED - WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations TI - Who Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations: forty-fourth report T2 - WHO Technical report series, SN - 9789241209571 (pbk.) U1 - 615.1900218 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Geneva, Switzerland PB - World Health Organization KW - Drugs KW - Standards KW - Congresses KW - Specifications KW - Quality control KW - Pharmacopoeias KW - Pharmaceutical Preparations KW - standardsvCongresses KW - Pharmacopoeias as Topic KW - Reference Standards N1 - The WHO Expert Committee met in Geneva from October 12-16, 2009; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- General policy -- International collaboration -- Cross-cutting issues in pharmaceuticals -- Quality control : specifications and tests -- Quality control: international reference materials (International Chemical Reference Substances and International Infrared Reference Spectra) -- Quality control: National laboratories -- Quality assurance: good manufacturing practices -- Quality assurance: new approaches and risk analysis -- Quality assurance: distribution and trade of pharmaceuticals -- Prequalification of priority essential medicines -- Nomenclature, terminology and databases -- Miscellaneous -- Summary and recommendations -- Annexes ER -