Supplement II to JP XVIII in English language comprises in order as follows; The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ministerial Notification; Contents; Preface; General Tests, Processes and Apparatus; Official Monographs, including Crude Drugs and Related Drugs; Infrared Reference Spectra; Ultraviolet-visible Reference Spectra; General Information; Index; Index in Latin name; Index in Japanese; and Addenda.

◆General Tests, Processes and Apparatus which were newly added are: 3.07 Measurement of the Diameter of Particles Dispersed in Liquid by Dynamic Light Scattering
◆General Tests, Processes and Apparatus which were revised are: 2.03 Thin-layer Chromatography; 2.46 Residual Solvents; 2.66 Elemental Impurities; 3.01 Determination of Bulk Density; 4.02 Microbial Assay for Antibiotics; 5.01 Crude Drugs Test; 9.01 Reference Standards; 9.41 Reagents, Test Solutions; 9.42 Solid Supports/Column Packings for Chromatography; 9.62 Measuring Instruments, Appliances
◆Official Monographs provides 115 articles, including 13 articles newly added and 95 articles revised (7 articles deleted).