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INTRODUCTION

          The main objectives of this Thai Pharmacopoeia II Volume I Part 1 Supplement 2020 are to introduce the monographs of Cannabis Extract and Cannabis Sublingual Drops and to provide the standards to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of cannabis-containing products for medicinal use in Thailand.

           Most of the reagents, test solutions and methods of analysis are referred to those specified in the Thai Pharmacopoeia (TP). The appendices are revised to serve the need of those involved. Any appendices not reproduced in this edition can be found in the Thai Pharmacopoeia II 2011.

           However, the appendices bearing “H” after their numerical values in the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP), a companion book to the TP, are also adopted to facilitate the users in performing testings of crude drugs. It is to be noted that the words “crude drug” in the TP and “herbal drug” in the THP can be used interchangeably to refer to a medicinal plant-based drug.

            To avoid ambiguity, the more concise tests in the monographs are introduced; the details of which are grouped under the corresponding subheadings. Another noteworthy change is the grouping of non-mandatory topics, such as safety, stability and additional information, under “Other Relevant Information”.