What formats is USP–NF available in? How are they different?
A. USP–NF is available in print, online, and CD formats. The same official information is featured in all formats.The print format is published in a 3–volume set, with each volume housing a complete table of contents and index. The print format features a thick, durable paper stock that is practical for everyday laboratory and manufacturing use. The English edition is shipped in a convenient slipcase for easy access and storage. In the print version, each new edition or Supplement includes changes made since the previous edition.The CD format consists of a single CD published at each update. Both the CD and online formats contain a single complete table of contents; provide a variety of search, cut and paste, and bookmarking capabilities unique to the electronic versions. The CD and online format of USP 32–NF 27 will also include viewable chemical structures for more than 700 impurities that the print format does not.
