All EDQM press releases
Outcome of the 158th Session of the European Pharmacopeia Commission
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission adopted nine new monographs at its 158th Session, which took place in Strasbourg on 20 June 2017.
Council of Europe Member States set standards to ensure the protection and safety of non-resident living donors
Many countries are developing and optimising living donor programmes either to complement the limited availability of organs from deceased donors or as the only source of organs while they develop deceased donor programmes. In the present globalised times, where people often travel and live...
Council of Europe reinforces transparency and safety of organ transplants carried out abroad
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has recently adopted Resolution CM/Res(2017)2 on establishing procedures for the management of patients having received an organ transplant abroad upon return to their home country to receive follow-up. This new resolution aims to protect all...
Enhanced quality control of medicines within European Official Medicines Control Laboratories
2017 meeting of Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs) emphasised work sharing and information exchange for the benefit of public health. Participants were also introduced to the European Commission’s Vaccine to Vaccine project (VAC2VAC), for promoting the reduction of animal use in...
Ph. Eur. seeks feedback on alternatives to DEHP for blood bags
The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to include in its texts 4 plasticisers that can be added to PVC (poly(vinyl chloride)) for manufacturing blood containers and sets for blood transfusions. The proposal, which concerns the...
