SC IV A. Membership of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission

In addition to the United Kingdom, the Member States party to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine. The European Union is also party to the Convention.

Observers to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission at the time of publication are: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, Georgia, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Republic of Guinea, The Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, the United States of America, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the World Health Organization.

The United Kingdom delegation to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission up to 31 December 2017 was as follows:

Dr S Atkinson

Professor A Davidson

Professor K Taylor

Alternate member of the United Kingdom delegation up to 31 December 2017 was as follows:

Dr R Horder

Mr J Pound

UK Membership of Groups of Experts of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission

The United Kingdom is represented in all of the major Groups of Experts of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission. The UK membership of the Groups on 31 December 2017 is as listed in the table below.

1
Microbiology
Mr V Fenton-May (Chairman)
6
Biological Substances
Dr C Burns
6B
Human Blood and Blood Products
Dr A R Hubbard
9
Inorganic Chemistry
Mr C T Goddard
9G
Medicinal Gases
Dr M G Lee (Chairman)
Mr P Henrys
10A
Organic Chemistry (Synthetic Products)
Mr D Malpas (Specialist)
10B
Organic Chemistry (Synthetic Products)
Dr E Bush
10C
Organic Chemistry (Synthetic Products)
Dr J Mckendrick
10D
Organic Chemistry (Synthetic Products)
Mr C T Goddard
11
Organic Chemistry (Natural Products)
Mr M Tubby
12
Dosage Forms and Methods
Dr R Horder (Chairman)
Prof S Wicks
Mr G Nichols (Specialist)
13B
Phytochemistry B
Mr P Anderson
13H
Fatty Oils and Derivatives
Dr R Cawthorne
Dr M Evans (Specialist)
14
Radioactive Compounds
Dr R D Pickett
15
Sera and Vaccines
Dr P Stickings
Dr S Schepelmann (Specialist)
15V
Veterinary Sera and Vaccines
Dr A-M Brady
Dr R Cooney (Specialist)
16
Plastics
Mr C O’Neill
P4
Procedure 4
Mr S Young

UK Membership of Working Parties of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission

The UK membership of the Working Parties on 31 December 2017 is as follows.

Alkyl Mesilates
Professor J M Midgley (Chairman)
Allergens
Dr A Cook
Mr S Young
Cell Therapy Products
Dr G Stacey
Dialysis Solutions
Dr M G Lee (Chairman)
Extracts
Dr K Helliwell (Chairman)
Dr L Anderson
Dr M Pires
Functionality Related Characteristics
Mr C Mroz
General Methods
Professor A Davidson (Chairman)
Mr A Evans
Homoeopathic Manufacturing Methods
Dr R A Pask-Hughes
Mr J Sumal
Homoeopathic Raw Materials and Stocks
Dr R A Pask-Hughes
Mr J Sumal
Host-cell Proteins
Dr A Kippen
Inhalanda
Professor K Taylor
Live Biotherapeutic Products
Dr A Stevenson
Monoclonal Antibodies
Dr S Prior
Dr P Varley
Dr M Wadhwa
Paediatric Formulary
Dr N Hussain
Professor A Nunn
Mr V Fenton-May (Chairman)
Dr M G Lee
P4 Procedure 4 for Biologicals
Dr L Both
Dr M Wadhwa
Process Analytical Technology
Mr I Lynch
Raw Materials for the Production of Cellular and Gene Therapy Products
Dr L Bisset
Rules of Procedure
Mr J Pound
Special Revision Programme
Mr A Evans
Standard Terms
Dr M Ahmed
Statistics
Dr R Gaines Das
Sutures
Ms L Ferris
Traditional Chinese Medicines
Mr M Whaley
Vibrational Spectroscopy and Analytical Modelling
Mr I Lynch
Water for Pharmaceutical Use
Dr M G Lee (Chairman)