10-12 October 2023
Barcelona, Spain
In the Pharmacopeial Forum, PF 49(5), two USP chapters related to volumetric apparatus were published for comments. It is proposed to make several changes in chapter <31> Volumetric Apparatus. Furthermore, a new general chapter <1331> Use and Calibration of Volumetric Apparatus has been developed.
A chapter numbered below 1000 becomes applicable and compendially required respect where it is referenced in a monograph or another applicable general chapter numbered below 1000 or in general notices. General chapters numbered 1000 to 1999 are for informational purposes only. They are considered interpretive and are intended to provide information on, give definition to, or describe a particular subject.
Comments on both chapters can be submitted from now on until 30 November 2023. The drafts are available via the USP website access point.
The proposal is based on the version of the chapter official as of 01 November 2020. The briefing notes list a couple of changes, including the following:
In the briefing notes, it is stated that "this new general chapter has been developed to provide guidelines on methods validating the original calibration of volumetric apparatus described in Volumetric Apparatus <31>, their appropriate usage, and for periodic recalibrations as needed."
The chapter is structured as follows: