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What does 'B.P.' mean on jars of chemicals an drugs ?

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kahunabean | 08:50 Mon 16th Sep 2002 | Home & Garden
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What does 'B.P.' mean in lists of chemicals on boxes. Like 'Active ingredients: xxxx 25 mg BP'
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BP Stands for british pharmacopiea (not sure of the spelling of the latter word).
Essentially, that is a recipe book for chemicals, specifying composition and purity levels.

So it is declaring that the specified chemical is in accordance with the British quality standards for that chemical.
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