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European Pharmacopoeia / Public enquiry |
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06 November 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission is consulting its stakeholders on Ph. Eur. dosage form monograph on Parenteral preparations (0520) and new informative chapter on testing for visible particles (5.17.2)
European Pharmacopoeia / Public enquiry |
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30 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
Your input is essential to shape future European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) monographs and helps keep texts relevant and fit for purpose. The issue 30.4 of Pharmeuropa is complete and ready for comments: manufacturers and users have until 31 December 2018 to provide their feedback on draft Ph. Eur. texts and to verify their products’ compliance with the new or revised drafts monographs.
European Pharmacopoeia / General text/chapter |
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30 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) has launched a public consultation on its new general chapter 5.1.12 on depyrogenation of items used in the production of parenteral preparations. While depyrogenation is not a new topic for the Ph. Eur., this is the first time that a dedicated chapter covers specifically the inactivation of pyrogens and related endotoxin indicators. Pyrogens are substances...
European Pharmacopoeia / Pharmacopoeial discussion group (PDG) |
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24 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The face-to-face meeting of the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG) [European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)] was hosted by the EDQM in Strasbourg, France, on 2-3 October 2018. WHO participated as Observer.
European Pharmacopoeia / Gene therapy |
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08 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM is the Directorate of the Council of Europe responsible for supporting the basic human right of access to good quality medicines and health care in Europe. With its European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), the EDQM sets requirements for the quality of medicines, including those in the field of Gene Therapy Products (GTPs).
Pharmaceutical care / Paediatric Formulary |
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05 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM has launched a public consultation on the first two pilot monographs and on two general texts for its European Paediatric Formulary. Pharmacists and paediatricians across Europe are called to provide their feedback on the draft monographs on Hydrochlorothiazide oral solution and on Sotalol oral solution.
Certification of suitability (CEP) / Procedure of certification (general) |
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04 October 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
Users of CEPs are invited to provide comments on draft monographs published in Pharmeuropa 30.4 before 31st December 2018.
Products and Services |
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27 September 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The 9.7 supplement of European Pharmacopoeia is now available and will be applicable in 38 European countries as from 01 April 2019.
European Pharmacopoeia / General |
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18 September 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM has provided a platform for European and international medicine manufacturers to discuss new regulatory approaches in China on pharmaceutical excipients selection and quality control. During a workshop on 18 September in Strasbourg, the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) delivered the most complete picture of their roadmap on the quality of excipients in China. The ChP illustrated the...
European network of OMCLs |
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14 September 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM continues investigating and defining actions to address the presence of all kinds of nitrosamines, including NDMA and NDEA in valsartan and other sartans which may be affected. As mentioned in a previous press release, the EDQM has contacted those manufacturers holding CEPs (Certificates of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia) and whose substances may present a...
Products and Services |
News |
07 September 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
9 new Ph. Eur. Reference Standards (RS) were released in August 2018
Certification of suitability (CEP) |
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28 August 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The EDQM is continuing the investigations and actions which started in July 2018 to address the issue related to the detection of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in a source of active substance valsartan.
European Pharmacopoeia / Monograph |
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10 August 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The monograph for Octreotide (2414) – adopted by the Ph. Eur. Commission at its 160th Session in March 2018 – will not be published in Ph. Eur. Supplement 9.7 (publication date October 2018).
European Pharmacopoeia / Monograph |
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17 July 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
Pharmeuropa contains draft pharmacopoeial texts for which the European Pharmacopoeia Commission is seeking comment. If you would like to receive e-mail alerts when an issue is complete, please register for Pharmeuropa online.
Pharmeuropa issue 30.3 is now complete. Deadline for comments: 30 September 2018.
European Pharmacopoeia / Announcements |
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10 July 2018 |
Strasbourg, France
The 9.6 supplement of European Pharmacopoeia is now available and will be applicable in 38 European countries as from 01 January 2019.