What is the difference between monographs, general chapters, and general notices?
A. Monographs are specific to an official article, product or ingredient and include the official title, descriptive information, definitions, packaging and storage requirements, identification tests, purity and limit tests and assays.General chapters describe tests and procedures common to multiple monographs. While all monographs are official and enforceable, only general chapters <1> to <999> are intended to be enforceable. Other general chapters are informational or interpretive and not referenced in individual monographs.General notices are informational and contain basic guidelines for the interpretation and application of the standards, tests, assays, and other specifications in the USP–NF.
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