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This has resulted in an interesting situation in other countries that use BANs. While the British Pharmacopoeia and BANs are the official pharmacopoeia/names defined by legislation in many of these countries, the former BANs often continue to be used, purportedly because of the difficulty of
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changeover. Despite the importance of the BP, there appears to be little or no movement in the direction of changing these names. In Australia, the
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through directives (2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC, as amended, and 2003/63/EC). Across the EU has meant that, with the notable exception of
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BANs are unique in that names are assigned for combination preparations as well as single-drug preparations. For example, the BAN
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in conjunction with the BP commission to ensure naming consistency worldwide (an effort leading to the
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The prefix of "co-" is used for many combination drugs, including opioid with paracetamol or aspirin
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The British Pharmacopoeia, 1864 to 2014: Medicines, International Standards and the State
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European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare
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European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
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legislation from 2001 required harmonisation of the BP with the
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Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the United Kingdom
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are generally the same as BANs, but a few exceptions remain.
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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Index

British Approved Name, Modified
pharmaceutical
substance
British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
WHO
International Nonproprietary Name
Co-amoxiclav
amoxicillin
clavulanic acid
analgesics
Co-codamol
Co-codaprin
Co-dydramol
Co-proxamol
anti-diarrhoeal
diphenoxylate
atropine
Co-phenotrope
Lomotil
antibiotics
Co-fluampicil
Co-trimoxazole
Co-tenidone
diuretics
Co-amilofruse
Co-amilozide
gastrointestinal
Co-danthrusate
Parkinsonism
Co-careldopa

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