April 5-12, 2014 – pharmacopoeia forum dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the British Pharmacopoeia

April 5-12, 2014 – pharmacopoeia forum dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) – one of the most influential national Pharmacopoeias, on the texts of which many generations of pharmacists around the world were brought up. Two conferences were held as part of the forum:

• «Quality control of medicines – prospects for the future”, organized by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the UK (MHRA).

• Meeting of the world pharmacopoeias under the auspices of WHO dedicated to the development of Good Pharmacopoeia Practice (GPhP).

9-12.04.2014 юбилей Британской фармакопеи 1The events were held on the territory of Westminster Abbey in the conference hall of Church House and directly in the headquarters of the MHRA, and official reception – in the House of Lords of the British Parliament.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of 23 Pharmacopoeias as the members of EDQM – Pharmacopoeia of Britain, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Serbia, as well as Pharmacopoeia of the United States, Japan, China, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, and staff of the World Health Organization.

Pharmacopoeia Centre (PhC) of Ukraine was represented by Director of the PhC Grizodub A.I., Dmitriev M.V. and experts of the PhC from the NUPh Georgiyants V.A. and Vishnevskaya L.I.

Representatives of the regulatory bodies, industrial and academic pharmaceutical community – executives and key employees of the MHRA, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), British Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia, the US Pharmacopoeia presented the reports on their vision of the development of quality control of medicines to the conference participants.

9-12.04.2014 юбилей Британской фармакопеи 2Participants of the conference were given the pdf-version of the First British Pharmacopoeia of 1864.

Such authoritative participants of the BP 150th anniversary celebration gave the PhC an opportunity to solve the issues of deepening of the international cooperation with the European, American, British, Russian and Kazakh Pharmacopoeias and the World Health Organization.

Negotiations were conducted in all outlined areas. The most important was the meeting with the U.S. Pharmacopeia, because it was very important to meet personally with the new USP CEO Ron Piervincenzi and introduce him the staff of the PhC and the NUPh.

The Agreement was signed with the British Pharmacopoeia for 3 years.

9-12.04.2014 юбилей Британской фармакопеи 3Cooperation with the European Pharmacopoeia has reached a new level – PhC for the first time participated in the GPhP conference as a permanent member of the EPh.

Negotiations were held with the head of the PTP of the WHO Herbert Schmidt, where the terms of cooperation were outlined.

Kazakh delegation represented by the Director General of CoE Sultanbaeva B.K. and Director of the PhC Tulegenova A.U. expressed their interest in the experience of PhC of Ukraine in conducting of the PTP. Invitation to celebrate the anniversary of Kazakhstan Pharmacopoeia was received by the PhC and the NUPh.

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