European Pharmacopoeia
The European Pharmacopoeia contains standardised specifications defining the quality of pharmaceutical preparations, their constituents and containers. Itis published by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
The Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea is the Finnish national authority in pharmacopoeia matters.
The European Pharmacopoeia can be ordered from EDQM Online Store.
Valid version of the European Pharmacopoeia
The sixth supplement of the eleventh edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (European Pharmacopoeia 11th Edition, supplement 11.6) has been implemented on January 1st, 2025.
The National pharmacopoeia documents have been updated according to the eleventh edition.
New and deleted texts in Supplement 11.6
New texts
General chapters
- 5.31. Phage Therapy medicinal products
Monographs
- Chloroxylenol (2980)
- Etravirine (3121)
- Golimumab concentrated solution (3103)
- Ursodoxicoltaurine dihydrate (3150)
Herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations
- Clematis rhizome and root (2527)
- Hedge mustard (2942)
- Loquat leaf (2978)
- Sesame seed (2979)
Radiopharmaceutical preparations and starting materials for radiopharmaceutical preparations
- Ioflupane (123I) injection (3144)
Deleted texts
Monographs
- Fluphenazine enantate (1015)
- Isoprenaline sulfate (0502)
- Phenylmercuric borate (0103)
Vaccines for human use
- Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, virosome) (1935)
- Influenza vaccine (whole virion, inactivated, prepared in cell cultures) (2308)