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) |