This publication applies to the bulk manufacturing of medical gases as follows:
- bulk air separation (oxygen, USP and nitrogen, NF) manufacturing and distribution facilities;
- bulk carbon dioxide, USP manufacturing and distribution facilities;
- bulk helium, USP manufacturing and distribution facilities; and
- bulk nitrous oxide, USP manufacturing and distribution facilities.
See the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF) for information on the USP and NF desig-
nations for medical gases [2].