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General Chapter <911> Viscosity Reference Corrections in Monographs

Type of Posting: Publication Correction

Posting Date: 31–May–2012

USP is alerting stakeholders that references to General Chapter <911> Viscosity will be changed to refer to General Chapter <911> Viscosity—Capillary Viscometer Methods, <912> Rotational Rheometer Methods, and/or <913> Rolling Ball Viscometer Method to be consistent with a recent change made for General Chapter <911> Viscosity. These references will be changed in seventy monographs.

Modernization for General Chapter <911> Viscosity and two proposals for new General Chapters <912> Rotational Rheometer Methods and <913> Rolling Ball Viscometer Method, which were published in Pharmacopeial Forum 37(4)[Jul–Aug2011] and 37(5)[Sept–Oct2011], have been approved by General Chapters—Physical Analysis Expert Committee. The General Chapter <911> modernization and the two new proposed General Chapters <912> and <913> will become official December 1, 2012 in the Second Supplement to USP 35–NF 30. Therefore, a number of references listing the previous General Chapter number and title should be changed to reflect the corresponding new chapter title and number based on the viscosity procedure specified in the individual monograph.

The monographs containing references to General Chapter <911> Viscosity will be updated in the Second Supplement to USP 35–NF 30. The list of impacted monographs is as follows:

Type

Monograph

Corresponding New Reference

DS

Tomato Extract Containing Lycopene

<912>

NF

Alkyl (C12-15) Benzoate

<912>

NF

Amino Methacrylate Copolymer

<912>

NF

Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer

<912>

NF

Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer Dispersion

<912>

NF

Carbomer 934P

<912>

NF

Carbomer 934

<912>

NF

Carbomer 940

<912>

NF

Carbomer 941

<912>

NF

Carbomer 1342

<912>

NF

Carbomer Copolymer

<912>

NF

Carbomer Homopolymer

<912>

NF

Carbomer Interpolymer

<912>

NF

Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 12

<912>

NF

Carrageenan

<912>

NF

Cellacefate

<911>

NF

Copovidone

<911>

NF

Dimethicone

<911> and <912>

NF

Enzymatically-Hydrolyzed Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

<912>

NF

Ethyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer Dispersion

<912>

NF

Ethyl Oleate

<911> and <912>

NF

Ethylcellulose

<911>

NF

Ethylcellulose Aqueous Dispersion

<912>

NF

Ethylcellulose Dispersion Type B

<912>

NF

Ethylene Glycol and Vinyl Alcohol Graft Copolymer

<912>

NF

Galageenan

<912>

NF

Hydrogenated Polydecene

<911>

NF

Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

<911> and <912>

NF

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

<912>

NF

Hymetellose

<912>

NF

Hypromellose Acetate Succinate

<911>

NF

Hypromellose Phthalate

<911>

NF

Light Mineral Oil

<911>

NF

Medium-Chain Triglycerides

<911>

NF

Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer

<912>

NF

Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer Dispersion

<912>

NF

Methacrylic Acid and Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer

<912>

NF

Methacrylic Acid Copolymer

<912>

NF

Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Dispersion

<912>

NF

Microcrystalline Cellulose

<911>

NF

Microcrystalline Cellulose and Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

<912>

NF

Partially-Neutralized Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer

<912>

NF

Polyethylene Glycol

<911>

NF

Polyethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether

<911>

NF

Polyisobutylene

<911>

NF

Polyoxyl 35 Castor Oil

<911>

NF

Polysorbate 80

<911> and <912>

NF

Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate

<911>

NF

Potassium Metaphosphate

<911> and <912>

NF

Powdered Cellulose

<911>

NF

Pullulan

<911>

NF

Silicified Microcrystalline Cellulose

<911>

NF

Xanthan Gum

<912>

USP

Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

<912>

USP

Colloidal Oatmeal

<912>

USP

Ethiodized Oil Injection

<911> and <912>

USP

Ferumoxsil Oral Suspension

<911> and <912>

USP

Hypromellose

<911> and <912> for section title. Under "Analysis", change "Viscosity <911>" to "Viscosity-Capillary Viscometer Methods <911>"

USP

Iron Sorbitex Injection

<911>

USP

Meloxicam Oral Suspension

<912>

USP

Methylcellulose

<911> and <912>

USP

Mineral Oil

<911>

USP

Mineral Oil, Rectal

<911>

USP

Polyvinyl Alcohol

<911>, <912>, and <913>

USP

Povidone

<911>

USP

Pyroxylin

<912>

USP

Rimexolone Ophthalmic Suspension

<911> and <912>

USP

Sodium Fluoride and Phosphoric Acid Gel

<912>

USP

Stannous Fluoride Gel

<912>

USP

Topical Light Mineral Oil

<911>

Should you have any questions, please contact Hong Wang, Ph.D. (301-816-8351 or hw@usp.org).