All EDQM press releases
New approach to extraneous agents testing of immunological veterinary medicinal products (IVMPs)
During its 164th session on 18 June 2019, the European Pharmacopoeia Commission adopted 43 texts related to its new approach to extraneous agents testing of immunological veterinary medicinal products (IVMPs). The new approach constitutes a move away from the description of detailed methods...
Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group achievements
The latest 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 JP in Tokyo, Japan on 1-2 October 2019. WHO participated as observer. The PDG 30th Anniversary...
European Pharmacopeia 10th Edition: continuous updates to address new challenges
The newly released 10th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia, contains 2 420 monographs and 373 general texts (including general monographs and methods of analysis), as well as around 2 780 descriptions of reagents.
EDQM conference addresses key issues and work priorities for tomorrow’s medicines
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...
164th Session of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission (18 June 2019)
Following the election of its new Chair, Prof. Torbjörn Arvidsson, at its March session, the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission elected Prof. Salvador Cañigueral as its first Vice-chair and Mr Goran Benkovic as its second Vice-chair, for a term of three years. The Presidium, which...