Code of Practice

Members of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission and its supporting Expert Advisory Groups, Panels of Experts and Working Parties are required to comply with a Code of Practice on Declaration of Interests in the Pharmaceutical Industry.

British Pharmacopoeia Commission

The Chair and members of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission are required to make a full declaration of interests on appointment and annually thereafter. They must also inform the BP Secretariat promptly of any changes to these interests during the year. These interests are published in the Medicines Advisory Bodies Annual Reports.

Relevant interests must be declared at meetings and are recorded in the Minutes.

Expert Advisory Groups, Panels of Experts and Working Parties

Chairs and members are required to make a full declaration of interests on appointment and to update the Secretariat if these interests change during their term of office. A record is kept of those experts who have declared specific interests, but these are not published.

Relevant interests must be declared at meetings and are recorded in the Minutes.