Joint Meeting of the EDQM’s CD-P-PH/PC and CD-P-PH/CMED Expert Committees

On December 19, 2023, a joint meeting of the Committee of Experts on Quality and Safety Standards in Pharmaceutical Practices and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH/PC) and the Committee of Experts on Minimising Public Health Risks Posed by Falsification of Medical Products and Similar Crimes (CD-P-PH/CMED) of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) was held in Strasbourg, the French Republic, via video…

92nd Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Quality and Safety Standards in Pharmaceutical Practices and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH/PC) of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM)

On December 6-7, 2023, the 92nd meeting of the Committee of Experts on Quality and Safety Standards in Pharmaceutical Practices and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH/PC) of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) was held in Strasbourg, the French Republic. Natalia VOLOVYK, Deputy Director for Quality of the Ukrainian Scientific Pharmacopoeial Center for Quality of Medicines, participated in the meeting via video…

14th International Meeting of World Pharmacopoeias

Every year, world pharmacopoeias convene through the International Meeting of World Pharmacopoeias (IMWP) to share experience and expertise and find ways of working together to synchronize their efforts to improve public health outcomes. Although different pharmacopoeias cover different countries or regions, they all work to protect public health by creating and making available public standards to help ensure the quality of medicines.

International Scientific Forum KyivLvivPharma–2023

On November 16-17, 2023, the scientific forum KyivLvivPharma-2023 was held in Lviv, which was dedicated to pharmaceutical technologies for ensuring human longevity. Nelya KYSHYNETS, a senior researcher of the Department of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine at the Ukrainian Scientific Pharmacopoeial Center for Quality of Medicines, took part in the event.

Webinar on New Ph. Eur. Cannabis Flower Monograph (3028)

On December 14th, an online webinar was hosted by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) to introduce the new Ph. Eur. Cannabis Flower Monograph (3028). This event was attended by Elina KOTOVA, Head of the Department of Experimental Support for the Development of Monographs on Herbal Drugs at the Ukrainian Scientific Pharmacopoeial Center for Quality of Medicines, and her colleague…

British Pharmacopoeia’s ATMP Guidance Webinar

On November 23rd, 2023, the British Pharmacopoeia Commission held a webinar on ATMP Guidance, featuring Clare BLUE, Senior CMC Translation Consultant at eXmoor Pharma, Ryan SMITH, British Pharmacopoeia Specialist at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and Lily LI, Lead Scientist of Analytical Development at AviadoBio. Nelia KYSHYNETS, a Senior Researcher from the Ukrainian Scientific Pharmacopoeial Center for Quality of Medicines, participated in this…

75th Meeting of the European Committee of Experts on the Classification of Medicines

On November 22-23, 2023, in Strasbourg, France, the 75th meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Classification of Medicines as regards their supply (CD-P-PH/PHO), which operates under the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM), took place. Ukraine was represented at the meeting by Natalia Volovyk, the Deputy Director for Quality of the Ukrainian Scientific Pharmacopoeial Center for Quality of Medicines,…

PHARMEXPERT 2023: Discussing Ukraine’s Pharmaceutical Reform and New Regulatory Agency

On November 30, 2023, in Kyiv, the Pharmaceutical Forum "PHARMEXPERT 2023" took place, dedicated to the discussion of the creation of a single National Regulatory Authority in the pharmaceutical sector of Ukraine (NRA) — a central executive body with a special status that implements state policy in the field of development, market authorisation, quality control, safety, and efficacy of medicines, as stipulated by the Law…