The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (PPRC) or the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP), compiled by the Pharmacopoeia Commission of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, is an official compendium of drugs, covering Traditional Chinese and western medicines, which includes information on the standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage, and the strength for each drug.
It is recognized by the World Health Organization as the official pharmacopoeia of China.
The 2015 ChP requires Good Manufacturing Practices for all ChP-compliant medications and in general uses INN for English names.
Information is given for each drug on standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage and strength.
Key features: A total of 2691 monographs: 992 for traditional Chinese medicines and 1699 for modern western drugs.