This publication sets out the standards which have been established for the determination of the essence, preparation method, description, quality and storage of drug substances and products, as specified in general notices, general tests, processes and apparatus, and monographs detailing a total of 489 articles including 5 newly listed, 25 articles partly revised and 4 components in 8 articles integrated.

Also known as JPE 2018, this publication is a companion publication to the Japanese pharmacopoeia (2017 main ed., ISBN 9784840813716) and to Japanese pharmaceutical codex.