Supplement 6th to the 2nd Edition of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine (SPhU 2.6) was approved by order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on February 17th, 2023.

Supplement 6^th to the 2^nd Edition of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine (SPhU 2.6) was approved by order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on February 17^th, 2023.

Along with the texts introduced or revised in accordance with the corresponding changes in the Ph. Eur., the following national texts were introduced or revised.

A. New texts and monographs:

• Identification by retention time or volume (national part to 2.2.46. Chromatographic separation techniques);
• Integral test for verification of the analytical system and personnel qualification for the spectrophotometry method (new section to the national text 5.3.N.1. Statistical analysis of chemical test results);
• Statistical criterion power (new section to the national text 5.3.N.1. Statistical analysis of chemical test results);
• Prediction of total measurement uncertainty for the assay procedure (new section to the national text 5.3.N.2. Validation of analytical procedures and tests, with an example).
• Cosmetic products;
• Mesenchymal stem cells for human use;
• Mesenchymal stem cells for use in veterinary medicine;
• Aqueous extracts manufactured in pharmacies.

B. Revised texts:

• Metrological aspects of the certification and use of reference standards of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine (national part to 5.12. Reference standards)