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2022 Highlights – EDQM annual report now available
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has published its 2022 annual report, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities and achievements, and putting select data on the present state of EDQM/Council of Europe public health initiatives at your...
European Paediatric Formulary: Furosemide oral solution monograph published for public consultation in Pharmeuropa PaedForm
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just released issue 7 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, in which the draft text for Furosemide 2 mg/mL Oral Solution is published for public consultation with a view to its later inclusion in the European Paediatric Formulary....
European Paediatric Formulary: Clonidine hydrochloride oral solution monograph published for public consultation in Pharmeuropa PaedForm
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just released Issue 6 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, in which the draft text for Clonidine Hydrochloride 10 micrograms/mL Oral Solution is published for public consultation with a view to its later inclusion in the European...
European Paediatric Formulary: Simple syrup (preservative-free) monograph published
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has added a new monograph, Simple syrup (preservative-free), to the European Paediatric Formulary. The monograph was published in Issue 4 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm in January 2022, approved by the European Pharmacopoeia...
European Paediatric Formulary: Chloral Hydrate Oral Solution monograph open for public consultation in Pharmeuropa PaedForm
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just released Issue 5 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, in which the draft text for Chloral hydrate 100 mg/mL Oral Solution is published for public consultation prior to its inclusion in the European Paediatric Formulary. The...
European Paediatric Formulary: Revised Phosphate Oral Solution monograph published
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just published the revised monograph Phosphate 60 mg/mL Oral Solution in the European Paediatric Formulary (PaedForm). This revised monograph (the first PaedForm text to undergo revision) was published in Issue 4 of...
European Paediatric Formulary: two draft texts released for public consultation
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just released Issue 4 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, which contains two texts for public consultation, Simple syrup (preservative-free) and Phosphate 60 mg/mL Oral solution, prior to their inclusion in the European Paediatric...
New in European Paediatric Formulary: Phosphate oral solution monograph
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has added a new monograph, Phosphate 60 mg/mL Oral Solution, to the European Paediatric Formulary. Elaborated by a dedicated European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) working party, the monograph was initially published in Issue 3...
The Council of Europe appoints future EDQM Director
The Council of Europe has appointed Petra Dörr, PhD, as future Director of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM). She will take over the function from the current Director, Susanne Keitel, in October 2021. Petra Dörr comes to the EDQM with more than 25 years of...
European Paediatric Formulary: Phosphate Oral Solution open for public consultation in issue 3 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has just released Issue 3 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, in which the draft text for Phosphate 60 mg/mL Oral Solution is published for public consultation prior to its inclusion in the European Paediatric Formulary. This...
Products and extemporaneous preparation of paediatric formulations that may be useful in the treatment of COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, clinical trials aimed at demonstrating the safety and efficacy of established active substances in this new indication are currently ongoing and medicinal products are also being used experimentally in clinical practice. Reference is made to the...
Issue 2 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm just released
The EDQM has just released issue 2 of Pharmeuropa PaedForm, in which the third monograph elaborated by the PaedForm Working Party, the draft text for an ethanol-free formulation for Furosemide 2 mg/mL Oral Solution, is published for public consultation prior to its inclusion in the European...
EDQM website search engine deactivated
The EDQM regrets to inform its users that the search engine on its website has been deactivated and is currently unavailable for technical reasons. We are aware of this recurring issue and are working on a long-term solution. We therefore request that our users refrain from contacting the EDQM...
European Paediatric Formulary online
The EDQM is pleased to announce that the European Paediatric Formulary is now available free of charge on a dedicated online platform. This is a major achievement for the PaedForm Working Party and all the stakeholders involved, since it not only embodies several years’ work and dedication to the...
EDQM launches a new HelpDesk
As part of its efforts to improve customer service, the EDQM has developed a streamlined version of its HelpDesk and FAQs platform. The new HelpDesk was redesigned on the basis of feedback received from users and now benefits from a more intuitive interface, which is expected to enhance customer...
EDQM launches public consultation on first pilot monographs for European Paediatric Formulary
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...
Joint USP-EDQM Symposium on “Pharmaceutical Reference Standards”
Anti-D Immunoglobulin: Exploring collection, production and alternatives