Alt-ernative and Harmonized Methods and Procedures
3. Only those results obtained by the methods and procedures given in the compendium are conclusive.
4. Alt-ernative procedures should be submitted to USP for evaluation as a potential replacement or addition to the standard.
5. Certain general chapters contain a statement that the text in question is harmonized with the corresponding text of the European Pharmacopoeia and/or the Japanese Pharmacopoeia and that these texts are interchangeable.