WHO Technical Report Series, No. 981 - World Health Organization

Quality control – specifications and tests
Fluconazole capsules
A proposed draft of the monograph on fluconazole capsules was discussed at the
consultation in May 2012. The draft monograph was then circulated for public
consultation. Comments received were consolidated by the secretariat, and the
monograph was further revised in light of the comments received.
The Expert Committee reviewed the draft. After noting progress in the
development of the monograph, the Expert Committee proposed a number of
further changes.
Fluconazole for injection
A proposed draft of the monograph on fluconazole for injection was discussed
at the consultation in May 2012. The draft monograph was then circulated for
public consultation. Comments received were consolidated by the secretariat,
and the monograph was further revised in light of the comments received.
The Expert Committee reviewed the draft. Progress in the development
of the monograph was noted and the Expert Committee proposed a number of
further changes.
Pyrantel oral suspension
A draft proposal for the monograph on pyrantel oral suspension was discussed
by the Expert Committee in October 2011 and at the consultation in May
2012. Following the consultation, the draft revision was circulated for public
consultation and comments received were subsequently consolidated by the
secretariat.
The Expert Committee adopted the monograph subject to the
amendments proposed.
Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim intravenous infusion and oral suspension
The draft monographs on sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim intravenous
infusion and oral suspension, which had been proposed for inclusion in The
International Pharmacopoeia, were discussed at the consultation in May 2012
and circulated for public consultation in the same month. Revised drafts of the
two documents were circulated widely for further comment in August 2012.
Comments subsequently received were consolidated by the secretariat.
The Expert Committee noted progress in the development of the
monographs and proposed a number of changes.
3.2.5 Other medicines
Levornorgestrel and ethinylestradiol tablets
A draft proposal for the monograph on levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol tablets
was circulated for public consultation in February 2012 and comments received
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