British Pharmacopoeia Chemical reference substances (BPCRS)

These Primary standards are established using absolute methods and the declared content figures are determined without comparing to another substance. You should use BPCRS to perform the tests in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) or BP (Veterinary). Do not eat BPCRS or feed them to animals – you should only use BPCRS for chemical analysis. They are not suitable for any other use.

30/06/2025

Dear valued customer,

We are writing to let you know that, due to an electrical fault, our freezers in which some BPCRS vial stock was stored switched off for a short period and the storage temperature may have been compromised over the weekend of 21st/22nd June. This was detected promptly and rectified, but as a precaution we have removed all affected items from sale and are conducting thorough testing to verify their stability and usability.

Consequently, you may notice in the short term that a higher number of products than usual are showing as “out of stock”. This process is necessary to ensure that only products that meet our quality standards are shipped to you.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding, and would like to reassure you that;

· None of the affected vials have been shipped to customers.

· All affected vials have been quarantined.

· We are urgently reviewing the material stability data and carrying out testing to determine if the material has been affected.

· We have additional bulk supplies of the materials which have not been affected and we can produce more vials from these bulks.

Products will be brought back into stock as soon as we can confirm they have not been affected. As we assess the products and gather more data we will be able to update with estimated timeframes in due course. As soon as we have further information we will update this page.

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  • Search result 1

    Category Number 1125
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name benserazide impurity B
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4817
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 2

    Category Number 36
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name benzatropine mesilate
    Declared content
    95.3% of C21H25NO,CH3SO3H
    Current batch 3048
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 3

    Category Number 610
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name benzydamine hydrochloride
    Declared content
    95.6 % of C19H24ClN3O
    97.1% of C19H24ClN3O UV Assay
    Current batch 4810
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 4

    Category Number 426
    Pack size 0.1 mL
    Substance name benzyl benzoate
    Declared content
    99.7% of C14H12O2
    Current batch 3140
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 5

    Category Number 1108
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name berberine chloride
    Declared content
    77.7 % of C20H18NO4 (Berberine)
    Current batch 4881
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 6

    Category Number 824
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name betahistine dihydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.5% C8H12N2,2HCl
    Current batch 4828
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 7

    Category Number 575
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name betamethasone
    Declared content
    98.8 % of C22H29FO5
    Current batch 4199
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 8

    Category Number 43
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name betamethasone 21-valerate
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4087
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 9

    Category Number 41
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name betamethasone sodium phosphate
    Declared content
    Multiply the calculated per cent content by 0.997 (see leaflet)
    Current batch 4066
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 10

    Category Number 42
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name betamethasone valerate
    Declared content
    99.7 % of (C27H37FO6)
    82.1 % of (C22H29FO5)
    Current batch 3125
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 11

    Category Number 686
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name betaxolol hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.8% of C18H29NO3, HCl
    89.2% of C18H29NO3
    Current batch 3644
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 12

    Category Number 755
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bezafibrate
    Declared content
    99.3% of C19H20ClNO4
    Current batch 2751
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 13

    Category Number 1115
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bicalutamide
    Declared content
    99.7% of C18H14F4N2O4S
    Current batch 3560
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 14

    Category Number 1116
    Pack size 10 mg
    Substance name bicalutamide impurity D
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3561
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 15

    Category Number 815
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name bis-(1,7-dihydro-6H-purine)-6,6-disulfide
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4719
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 16

    Category Number 47
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bisacodyl
    Declared content
    99.5% of C22H19NO4
    Current batch 2969
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 17

    Category Number 1058
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bisoprolol fumarate
    Declared content
    99.7 % of (C18H31NO4)2,C4H4O4
    Current batch 4378
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 18

    Category Number 1228
    Pack size 1 ml
    Substance name bisoprolol impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4619
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 19

    Category Number 971
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name bleomycin sulfate
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4709
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 20

    Category Number 612
    Pack size 200 mg
    Substance name bretylium tosilate
    Declared content
    97.3% of C18H24BrNO3S
    Current batch 2072
    Discontinued
  • Search result 21

    Category Number 1307
    Pack size 100mg
    Substance name brimonidine Tartrate
    Declared content
    99.4 % ofC15H16BrN5O6
    Current batch 4757
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 22

    Category Number 50
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bromocriptine mesilate
    Declared content
    86.2% of C32H40BrN5O5
    Current batch 3917
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 23

    Category Number 440
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name buclizine hydrochloride impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4516
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 24

    Category Number 793
    Pack size 110 mg
    Substance name budesonide
    Declared content
    99.7% of C25H34O6
    Current batch 3816
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 25

    Category Number 894
    Pack size 10 mg
    Substance name budesonide impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4809
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 26

    Category Number 537
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bumetanide
    Declared content
    99.9% of C17H20N2O5S
    Current batch 4116
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 27

    Category Number 479
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name bupivacaine hydrochloride
    Declared content
    94.8% of C18H28N2O,HCl
    Current batch 4511
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 28

    Category Number 1062
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name buprenorphine hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.8 % of C29H41NO4,HCl
    Current batch 3310
    QTY (Max 5)
  • Search result 29

    Category Number 403
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name busulfan
    Declared content
    100.0% of C6H14O6S2
    Current batch 3937
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 30

    Category Number 766
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name caffeine
    Declared content
    99.9% of C8H10N4O2
    Current batch 3271
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 31

    Category Number 355
    Pack size 1 mL
    Substance name calcitonin (salmon)
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch
    Discontinued
  • Search result 32

    Category Number 923
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name calcium folinate
    Declared content
    75.0 % of C20H21CaN7O7
    Current batch 4508
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 33

    Category Number 1248
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name candesartan cilexetil
    Declared content
    99.6% ofC33H34N6O6
    Current batch 4187
    QTY (Max 1)
  • Search result 34

    Category Number 1249
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name candesartan cilexetil impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4192
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 35

    Category Number 1229
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name capecitabine
    Declared content
    99.9% of C15H22FN3O6
    Current batch 4109
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 36

    Category Number 59
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name capreomycin sulfate
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 1216
    Discontinued
  • Search result 37

    Category Number 538
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name captopril
    Declared content
    99.6% of C9H15NO3S
    Current batch 3985
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 38

    Category Number 500
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name captopril disulfide
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3203
    Discontinued
  • Search result 39

    Category Number 974
    Pack size 200 mg
    Substance name carbamazepine
    Declared content
    99.9% of C15H12N2O
    Current batch 3240
    QTY (Max 10)
  • Search result 40

    Category Number 523
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carbaryl
    Declared content
    100.0% of C12H11NO2
    Current batch 1833
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 41

    Category Number 60
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carbidopa
    Declared content
    92.4% of C10H14N2O4
    Current batch 3412
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 42

    Category Number 749
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carbimazole
    Declared content
    99.9% of C7H10N2O2S
    Current batch 4469
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 43

    Category Number 711
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carboplatin
    Declared content
    99.8% of C6H12N2O4Pt
    Current batch 4453
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 44

    Category Number 767
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carmellose sodium
    Declared content
    99.9% of [C6H7O2(OH)x(OCH2COONa)y]n When: x = 1.50 to 2.8 y (degree of substitution) = 0.2 to 1.50 x + y = 3.0 (n = degree of polymerization)
    Current batch 4217
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 45

    Category Number 1200
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carprofen
    Declared content
    99.7% of C15H12ClNO2
    Current batch 3951
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 46

    Category Number 567
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carteolol hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.8% of C16H24N2O3,HCl
    Current batch 1967
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 47

    Category Number 1168
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name carvedilol
    Declared content
    99.8% of C24H26N2O4
    Current batch 3786
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 48

    Category Number 792
    Pack size 450 mg
    Substance name cefaclor
    Declared content
    93.5% of C15H14ClN3O4S
    Current batch 3587
    QTY (Max 1)
  • Search result 49

    Category Number 784
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name cefadroxil
    Declared content
    93.8% of C16H17N3O5S
    Current batch 4414
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 50

    Category Number 61
    Pack size 150 mg
    Substance name cefalexin
    Declared content
    93.2% of C16H17N3O4S
    Current batch 4249
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 51

    Category Number 562
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name cefalonium
    Declared content
    92.1 % of C20H18N4O5S2 for UV use 90.1 % of C20H18N4O5S2 for HPLC use
    Current batch 4415
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 52

    Category Number 908
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name cefalotin sodium
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3353
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 53

    Category Number 819
    Pack size 150 mg
    Substance name cefazolin sodium
    Declared content
    91.5 % of C14H14N8O4S3
    Current batch 4811
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 54

    Category Number 820
    Pack size 200 mg
    Substance name cefoxitin sodium
    Declared content
    See leaflet provided with the BPCRS
    Current batch 4214
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 55

    Category Number 63
    Pack size 300 mg
    Substance name cefradine
    Declared content
    91.4 % of C16H19N3O4S (for HPLC use), 95.3% of Cephalosporins
    Current batch 4729
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 56

    Category Number 976
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name ceftriaxone sodium
    Declared content
    88.6% of C18H16N8Na2O7S3
    Current batch 3952
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 57

    Category Number 977
    Pack size 10 mg
    Substance name ceftriaxone sodium E-isomer
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3231
    Discontinued
  • Search result 58

    Category Number 502
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name cefuroxime axetil
    Declared content
    98.2 % of C20H22N4O10S
    Current batch 4801
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 59

    Category Number 925
    Pack size 150 mg
    Substance name cefuroxime sodium
    Declared content
    94.4 % of C16H15N4NaO8S
    Current batch 4745
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 60

    Category Number 1230
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name celecoxib
    Declared content
    99.7% of C17H14F3N3O2S
    Current batch 4125
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 61

    Category Number 757
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name celiprolol hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.6% of C20H33N3O4,HCl
    Current batch 2763
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 62

    Category Number 837
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name cetirizine hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.5 % of C21H25ClN2O3,2HCl
    Current batch 4559
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 63

    Category Number 1081
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name cetirizine impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4590
    QTY (Max 10)
  • Search result 64

    Category Number 926
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name chenodeoxycholic acid
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4636
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 65

    Category Number 64
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlorambucil
    Declared content
    99.4% of C14H19Cl2NO2
    Current batch 3933
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 66

    Category Number 854
    Pack size 500 mg
    Substance name chloramphenicol
    Declared content
    99.6% of C11H12Cl2N2O5
    Current batch 4715
    QTY (Max 2)
  • Search result 67

    Category Number 1061
    Pack size 1500 mg
    Substance name chloramphenicol sodium succinate
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3740
    QTY (Max 1)
  • Search result 68

    Category Number 67
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlorcyclizine hydrochloride
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 1193
    Discontinued
  • Search result 69

    Category Number 1187
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.7% of C16H14ClN3O, HCl
    Current batch 4014
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 70

    Category Number 68
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlorhexidine acetate
    Declared content
    77.7% of C22H30Cl2N10
    Current batch 4639
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 71

    Category Number 1299
    Pack size 10mg
    Substance name chlorhexidine impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4714
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 72

    Category Number 1314
    Pack size 100mg
    Substance name chloroquine phosphate
    Declared content
    98.4 % of C18H26ClN3,2H3PO4
    Current batch 4834
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 73

    Category Number 76
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlorothiazide
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3007
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 74

    Category Number 80
    Pack size 500 mg
    Substance name chloroxylenol
    Declared content
    98.5% of C8H9ClO
    Current batch 1542
    QTY (Max 1)
  • Search result 75

    Category Number 81
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlorphenamine maleate
    Declared content
    99.9% of C16H19ClN2,C4H4O4
    Current batch 3219
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 76

    Category Number 856
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name chlorpromazine hydrochloride
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 3010
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 77

    Category Number 467
    Pack size 50 mg
    Substance name chlorpromazine sulfoxide
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 2914
    Out of Stock
  • Search result 78

    Category Number 491
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlortalidone
    Declared content
    99.1% of C14H11ClN2O4S
    Current batch 3196
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 79

    Category Number 75
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name chlortalidone impurity B
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4019
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 80

    Category Number 783
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name chlortetracycline hydrochloride
    Declared content
    92.6% of C22H23ClN2O8, HCl
    4.6% of C22H24ClN2O8
    Current batch 4193
    QTY (Max 25)