ANNOTATED LIST
General Notices, Monographs, General Chapters, Reagents, and Tables Affected by Changes Appearing in NF 30
Page citations refer to the pages of NF 30. Note—In the list below, if a section is new or if a subsection is added to or deleted from an existing section, it is labeled as such in parentheses after the section or subsection name. Items on this list that appear without the designation “new,” “added,” or “deleted” are items in which changes have been made to existing official text.
Excipients
Coating Agent

Ethylcellulose Dispersion Type B
Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer Dispersion
Emulsifying and/or Solubilizing Agent

Polyglyceryl Dioleate
Film-Forming Agent

Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer
Ethylcellulose Dispersion Type B
Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer Dispersion
Humectant

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Sweetening Agent

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Tablet Binder

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Tablet and/or Capsule Diluent

Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Monographs (NF 30)

Agar

CHEMICAL INFORMATION
DEFINITION
IDENTIFICATION

Test A (added)
Test B
Test C

IMPURITIES

Organic Impurities (subsection Procedure 3)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Microbial Enumeration Tests and Tests for Specified Microorganisms
Botanic Characteristics (subsections Agar and Histology)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Packaging and Storage (added)
USP Reference Standards (added)

Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer

CHEMICAL INFORMATION
DEFINITION
IDENTIFICATION

Test B

ASSAY

Procedure (subsection Analysis)

IMPURITIES

Procedure: Limit of Monomers (subsections Standard solution, Sample solution, System suitability, and Acceptance criteria)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Viscosity (subsections Analysis and Acceptance criteria)

Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

ASSAY

Procedure (subsection Sample)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Labeling

Ethylcellulose Dispersion Type B (new)
Lactobionic Acid

ASSAY

Procedure (subsections Sample and Analysis)

Magnesium Stearate

IMPURITIES

Chloride and Sulfate
Lead (deleted)
Limit of Cadmium (added)
Limit of Lead (added)
Limit of Nickel (added)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Relative Content of Stearic Acid and Palmitic Acid (subsections Chromatographic system and System suitability)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Labeling

Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Dispersion

IDENTIFICATION

Test B

ASSAY

Procedure (subsection Titrimetric system and Analysis)

IMPURITIES

Limit of Monomers (subsections Sample solution and System suitability)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Microbial Enumeration and Tests for Specified Microorganisms (added)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

USP Reference Standards

Methacrylic Acid and Ethyl Acrylate Copolymer Dispersion (new)
Polyglyceryl Dioleate (new)
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate (new)
Stearic Acid

DEFINITION
IDENTIFICATION

Test A (added)
Test B (added)
Test C (added)

ASSAY

Procedure

SPECIFIC TESTS

Congealing Temperature (deleted)
Fats and Fixed Oils
Mineral Acid (deleted)
Neutral Fat or Paraffin (deleted)
Color of Solution (added)
Acidity (added)
Freezing Point (added)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Labeling

Sucrose

IMPURITIES

Residue on Ignition (deleted)
Chloride and Sulfate, Chloride (deleted)
Chloride and Sulfate, Sulfate (deleted)
Calcium (deleted)
Heavy Metals (deleted)
Sulfite (added)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Appearance of Solution (added)
Conductivity (added)
Optical Rotation (subsection Acceptance criteria)
Color Value (added)
Dextrins (added)
Reducing Sugars (added)
Loss on Drying (added)
Bacterial Endotoxins (added)
Invert Sugar (deleted)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Labeling (added)

Zein

IDENTIFICATION

Test C

IMPURITIES

Organic Impurities (added)

SPECIFIC TESTS

Protein Content (subsection Acceptance criteria)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Labeling (added)