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Ph. Eur. Work Programme/Status

PhEur Work Programme


The European Pharmacopoeia Commission has set the goals of rapidly increasing the number of European monographs (more than 2000 available so far), reducing the time needed to elaborate them, and, if the need is expressed, elaborating monographs on recent substances still under patent protection.

Additions to the Ph Eur Work Programme (January 2009)

Modification Work Programme 062009
Modification of the Work Programme of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission (Decisions of the PhEur Commission, March 2009)

Hot Topics


Towards the 6th Edition (2007):
Special revision programme (impurities); Excipients: functionality-related properties;
Traditional herbal medicines (European, Chinese, Ayurvedic etc.);
Harmonisation with Japan and the USA (to continue);

For the 5th Edition (2004-2007):
Adapting to globalisation: impurities control for new sources;
New biological therapies (cell therapy, gene therapy products);
Modern methods in microbiology.

 

Knowledge Database

Status of the Ph. Eur. Work Programme

KNOWLEDGE will tell you if a specific substance or a method of analysis is part of the Pheur work programme, its state of work and additional useful information (chromatograms, trade names for chromatography colums). Access to KNOWLEDGE is also possible under DATABASES Menu (see left-hand side menu).

 

Calendar 2010

Sessions European Pharmacopoeia Commission

23-24 March 2010 (136th Session)
29-30 June 2010 (137th Session)
16-17 November 2010 (138th Session)

Latest Changes (Additions & Deletions)

The European Pharmacopoeia Commission, which holds three sessions per year, can in its decisions add to or delete substances from the work programme of the European Pharmacopoeia. For more information visit the KNOWLEDGE DATABASE.

Latest Enquiries

List of draft texts currently released for comments in PHARMEUROPA 22.2. Deadline for comments: 30 June 2010

Pharmeuropa 22.2

Downloads


List of Contents Pharmeuropa 22.1 January 2010

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