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The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission is undertaking a review of the mandatory dosage form monographs. As part of this process, its Group of experts 12 has revised or elaborated several texts involving preparations which are applied to the skin and one involving intravesical preparations. These proposed revisions have been published in Pharmeuropa 31.3 and concern the following texts...

The international conference “EDQM & European Pharmacopoeia: State-of-the-Art Science for Tomorrow’s Medicines” took place on 19 to 20 June 2019 in Strasbourg to mark the publication of the 10th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) and the 25th Anniversary of the European OMCL Network and of the Certification of Suitability Procedure.

The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission has adopted a new monograph on Rosuvastatin tablets (3008) at its 163rd session (March 2019). The monograph will be published in the 1st supplement to the 10th Edition (available in October 2019) and will become effective on 1 April 2020.

Multivariate statistical process control (MSPC) can be defined as the application of multivariate statistical techniques to increase the quality and the productivity of a process. It provides tools to deal with complex data and potentially correlated variables. MSPC in combination with automation may facilitate continuous manufacturing (CM) as well as real-time release testing (RTRT). It can be...

The European Commission has issued its final legally binding decision on medicines containing valsartan, candesartan, irbesartan, losartan and olmesartan on 2 April 2019. This decision was based on the scientific assessment of angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists (sartans) containing a tetrazole group performed by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the conclusions of which...

The names and definitions of reagents used as stationary phases for gas chromatography columns have been harmonised for the 10th Edition of the Ph. Eur. At the same time, individual monographs have been reviewed to improve the correspondence between chromatography column brand names1 and the reagents described.

The Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG) held its interim videoconference on Wednesday 13 March 2019.