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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    Category Number 816
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name desogestrel impurity D
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4059
    QTY (Max 5)
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    Category Number 817
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name desogestrel impurity E
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 4476
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 3

    Category Number 594
    Pack size 1
    Substance name desogestrel Δ3-isomer
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch
    Discontinued
  • Search result 4

    Category Number 578
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name dexamethasone
    Declared content
    98.9 % of C22H29FO5
    Current batch 4287
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 5

    Category Number 811
    Pack size 25 mg
    Substance name dexamethasone impurity standard
    Declared content Not applicable
    Current batch 2970
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 6

    Category Number 646
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name dexamethasone phosphate
    Declared content
    99.2% of C22H30FO8P
    Current batch 3634
    Discontinued
  • Search result 7

    Category Number 108
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name dexamethasone sodium phosphate
    Declared content
    88.6% of C22H28FNa2O8P
    Current batch 4205
    QTY (Max 25)
  • Search result 8

    Category Number 465
    Pack size 100 mg
    Substance name dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.7% of C22H29NO2,HCl
    Current batch 2246
    QTY (Max 5)
  • Search result 9

    Category Number 549
    Pack size 200 mg
    Substance name diacetylfluorescein
    Declared content
    97.7% of anhydrous diacetylfluorescein
    Current batch 3997
    QTY (Max 1)
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    Category Number 887
    Pack size 150 mg
    Substance name diamorphine hydrochloride
    Declared content
    99.3% of C21H23NO5, HCl, H2O
    Current batch 3174
    QTY (Max 25)