Standards for Pharmacopoeia Analysis

In instrumental analysis, reliable reference materials and standards for instrument qualification and calibration are indispensable for accurate results. Merck provides a comprehensive range of Certipur® certified reference materials (CRMs) for all relevant analytical methods. All Certipur® reference materials feature strict specifications and are traceable to national or international primary standards (NIST and/or PTP).
Merck has accredited calibration laboratories that certify elemental standards, pH buffer and conductivity standards. We comply with ISO 17025 general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and we are accredited as a Certified Reference Material producer according to ISO Guide 34 for our conductivity and ICP standards. Certipur® reference materials come with a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (CoA) documenting all batch-specific parameters as well as important inspection-relevant data including uncertainty data and traceability.
In particular, Merck offers a wide range of color reference solutions, refractive index standards, and CRM for UV/VIS spectroscopy sutiable for pharmacopoeia analysis.

Ready-to-Use Color Standards acc. to Reag. Ph. Eur.

Preparing color analysis solutions according to the European Pharmacopoeia is complex and time-consuming. That’s why we offer you our Certipur® reference solutions as ready-to-use kits available for all color standards: B, BY, Y, GY and R.

Certipur® Reference Materials for Refractometry

Merck provides a broad range of refractive index standards for performing reliable refractometer calibration in the same refractive index range as the final measurement. The standards are traceable to SRM from NIST and PTB.

Certipur® Reference Materials for UV/VIS Spectroscopy

Regulations for pharmaceutical analysis demand that UV/VIS spectrometers must be checked for correctness and uniformity of results and function on a regular basis. Merck offers high-quality Certipur® UV-VIS standards for testing absorbance, stray light, spectral resolution power and wavelength accuracy according to Ph Eur as well as GLP, GMP, USP, and DIN EN ISO 9001.

Complete Product Range for Pharmacopoeia Analysis

Merck offers several hundred reagents for pharmacopoeia analysis – from acids, salts, and caustic alkalis to indicators, standards and volumetric solutions through to solvents and special reagents. If you have special requests not covered by our standard products, we offer individual analysis or packaging solutions as well. Your advantage: You get everything from one trusted source, and you can be sure to work with high-quality reagents that meet all requirements of your demanding applications.