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World Blood Donor Day, 14 June 2018: "Be there for someone else. Give Blood. Share Life"
Transfusion / Donations Campaigns & World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) News 13 June 2018 Strasbourg, France
June 14 is World Blood Donor Day! Let’s celebrate together! Giving blood saves lives. Every year more than 25 million blood transfusions are performed in Europe.
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New building will ensure continuity in pharmaceutical reference standards supply
EDQM News 12 June 2018 Metz, France
The first stone of a new secondary site for the Council of Europe’s European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare (EDQM) has been laid. The new site will be used to store the EDQM’s portfolio of over 3 000 pharmaceutical reference standards, as an addition to those...
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OMCLs discuss Brexit and updates to medicines’ testing methods at annual meeting
European network of OMCLs / General European OMCLs Network activities News 25 May 2018 Strasbourg, France
The Annual Meeting of the Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs) took place on 14-18 May in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). It was attended by 230 participants from 38 countries, representing 65 official laboratories and including a representative of the OMCL Network, the...
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New Ph. Eur. Reference Standards released in May 2018
3 new Ph. Eur. Reference Standards (RS) were released in May 2018
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Certification Monthly Report of Activities: May 2018
The latest monthly activity report for the Certification of Substances Department (DCEP) is now available.
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Monograph for Water, highly purified (1927) to be suppressed from the...
The monograph for Water, highly purified (HPW) will be suppressed on 1 April 2019 from the Ph. Eur. The monograph suppression is a consequence of the recent revision of the monograph for Water for injections (0169), which now allows...
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Agenda

20 June 2018 to 22 June 2018
Shanghai, China
CPhI China
18 September 2018
Strasbourg, France
Workshop ‘What’s new in the field of excipients in China?’
26 September 2018
Strasbourg, France
NEW: FREE Webinar - ‘the newly revised EDQM Guideline on ...

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Ph. Eur. 9th Edition presentation
Ph. Eur. 9th Edition presentation
Reference Standards & publication store
Reference Standards & publication store
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Certification of Suitability (CEP) News
Certification of Suitability (CEP) News
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The Vision of the EDQM
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  • A Directorate of the Council of Europe created in 1964.
  • A leading organisation that protects public health by enabling the development, supporting the implementation and monitoring the application of quality standards for safe medicines and their safe use.
  • Also develops guidance and standards in the areas of blood transfusion, organ transplantation and consumer health issues.
https://www.edqm.eu/en/news/european-pharmacopoeia
The European Pharmacopoeia
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  • Main objective is to provide common quality standards to control the quality of medicines and of substances used in the manufacture of medicines (human and veterinary use).
  • Legally binding in European member states.
  • 39 signatory countries (including the EU) and 29 observers (including WHO and TFDA) as of December 2017.
https://www.edqm.eu/en/news/omcl-network
Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCL)
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  • A network of independent public laboratories appointed by the national authorities.
  • Around 70 laboratories provide human and technical resources to implement testing programmes.
  • 36 European countries and 5 countries outside Europe participate in the various activities and programmes.
https://www.edqm.eu/en/news/certification-of-suitability
The Certification of Suitability
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  • Established in 1994.
  • Over 4,900 certificates covering more than 1,100 substances have been granted in more than 60 countries.
  • Assessment is jointly performed by a network of around 100 assessors from the national competent authorities and EDQM assessors.
  • Organises an inspection programme involving a network of around 30 inspectors from 20 different national competent authorities and the EDQM.

 

https://www.edqm.eu/en/news/transfusion-and-transplantation
HealthCare Activities
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  • Blood Transfusion & Organ Transplantation: elaborating ethical, legal and safety standards.
  • Pharmaceutical Care : developing and promoting best practices
  • Anti-counterfeiting activities: supporting the protection of public health.
  • Cosmetics & Packaging Materials: focusing on the safe use of cosmetics and packaging materials for food and medicines.
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Ph. Eur. Commission: Uzbekistan became the 30th Observer
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During its March 2018 session, the Ph.Eur. Commission unanimously decided to grant Uzbekistan observer status. This brings to 30 the number of observers, from 6 continents. As observer, Uzbekistan can participate in the scientific work of the Commission and its expert meetings, attend Commission sessions and become involved in other EDQM activities. Observer status also facilitates development of a mutually-beneficial relationship and sharing of expertise on issues pertinent to the quality of medicines and healthcare.

More information on Ph. Eur. Members and observers.

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