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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE

INDEX OF PHARMACOPOEIAS

The data presented in this list have been provided by national pharmacopoeia commissions. The list is provided for reference
purposes only and does not pretend to be complete.

In order to bring this list up to date we would appreciate any additional data you may have. Please address your observations to
Quality Assurance & Safety: Medicines, Essential Drugs and other Medicines, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
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Index of pharmacopoeias
© World Health Organization 2004
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1. NATIONAL
COUNTRY TITLE 1. PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSIONS EDITION YEAR LANGUAGE
2. PUBLISHER/DISTRIBUTOR
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Argentina 1. & 2. Farmacopea Argentina 6th Edition 1978 Spanish

Av. Caseros 2161,
(1264) Capital Federal
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Austria 1. Arzneibuch Kommission, Bundesministerium

für Gesundheit und Konsumenten Schutz
Sektion Gesundheitswesen
Radetzky Strasse 2, A-1031 Wien

Österreichisches Arzneibuch 2. Verlag der Österreichischen Staatsdruckerei, Official Edition 1990 German
Rennweg 12a, A-1030 Wien Addendum 1 1990 German
Addendum 2 1991 German
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Brazil 1. Comissão Permanente de Revisão de

Farmacopéia Brasileira
Prédio 21 – Sala 5013
Caixa Postal 5083
CEP 97111-970 Santa Maria RS

Farmacopéia Brasileira 2. Atheneu Editora - São Paolo Ltda. 4th Edition Part 1 1988 Portuguese
4th Edition Part 2, vol.1 1996 Portuguese
4th Edition Part 2, vol.2 2000 Portuguese
4th Edition Part 2, vol.3 2002 Portuguese

1. see above

Brazilian Homeopathic 2. Organizações Andrei Editora S.A. 2nd Edition, Part 1 1997 Portuguese
Pharmacopoeia Editora Atheneu Saõ Paolo Ltda.

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China 1. State Pharmacopoeia Commission

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Building 11 Fahua Nan li, Chongwen District,

100061 Beijing

Pharmacopoeia of the People's 2. Chemical Industry Press Volumes 1 & 2 2000 Chinese
Republic of China 3, Huixinli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 English
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Croatia 1. Pharmacopoeia Commission,

Institute of the Control of Drugs
M. Pijade 160, 41000 Zagreb
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Czech Republic 1. Czech Pharmacopoeia Commission

Ministry of Health
State Institute for Drug Control
Šrobárova 48, 100-41 Prague 10,
Czech Republic

Český lékopis, 2. Vydala Grada Publishing a.s. Volumes 1-5 2002 Czech
Pharmacopoea Bohemica U Pruhonu 466/22, Praha 7-Holešovice,
MMII Jako svou 1739. publikaci

The Czech Pharmacopoeia

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Denmark 1. Danish Pharmacopoeia Commission

Danish Medicines Agency
Frederikssundsvej 378
DK-2700 Brønshøj
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Egypt 1. Permanent Commission of the Egyptian

Pharmacopoeia, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Kasr El Ainy, Cairo

Egyptian Pharmacopoeia 2. General Organization for Government Printing III 1984 Arabic
Office, Cairo English
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Finland 1. Finnish Pharmacopoeia Committee

Laakelaitos, National Agency for Medicines
P.O. Box 55, Mannerheimintie 166
FIN-00301 Helsinki
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France Pharmacopée française 1. Commission Nationale de la Pharmacopée X

Française, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire 2002 French
des Produits de Santé–Direction des Laboratoires
et des Contrôles, Unité Pharmacopée,
143-147, Boulevard Anatole France,
F-93285 Saint-Denis

2. Groupe Liaisons SA
1, Avenue Edouard Belin
92856 Rueil – Malmaison Cedex
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Germany 1. Deutsche Arzneibuch-Kommission,

Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und
Medizinprodukte
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn

Deutsches Arzneibuch 2. Deutscher Apotheker Verlag, Stuttgart 2002 German

Govi-Verlag- Pharmazeutischer Verlag GmbH,
Eschborn

1. Deutsche Homöopathische Arzneibuch-

Kommission
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und
Medizinprodukte
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, D-53175 Bonn

Homöopathisches Arzneibuch 2. Deutscher Apotheker Verlag, Stuttgart 2002 German

Govi-Verlag- Pharmazeutischer Verlag GmbH,
Eschborn
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Greece 1. Greek Pharmacopoeia Commission

Greek Pharmacopoeia 2. EOF, National Organisation for Medicines, V, vol. 2 1998 Greek
ELLINIKI PHARMACOPOIIA Mesogeion Street, 284 1st Supplement 2000 Greek
15562 Holargos Attikis 2nd Supplement 2002 Greek
Greece
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Hungary 1. Hungarian Pharmacopoeia Commission (OGYI)

National Institute of Pharmacy, P.O.B. 450
H-1372 Budapest 5

Pharmacopoea Hungarica 2. Medicina konyvkiado, Budapest VII 1986 Hungarian

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India 1. Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Government of India
New Delhi-110011

Indian Pharmacopoeia 2. The Controller of Publications, Delhi IP 1996 1996 English

Civil Lines, Addendum 2000 2000 English
Delhi-110 054 Addendum 2002 2002 English

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Indonesia 1. Indonesian Pharmacopoeia Commission,

Direktorat Jenderal Pengawasan
Obat Dan Makanan
Departemen Kesehatan R.I., Djl, Percetakan
Negara 23,
Jakarta

Farmakope Indonesia 2. Departemen Kesehatan Republik Indonesia IV 1995 Indonesian

DJL. Percetakan Negara 23
Jakarta
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Iran Iranian Pharmacopoeia 1. Iranian Pharmacopoeia

Drug Administration of Iran, Division of
Pharmaceuticals & Narcotic Affairs
Fakhre- Razi Street
Ministry of Health of Iran Building
Tehran, 14, Iran
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Italy 1. Permanent Commission of the Italian

Pharmacopoeia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità,
Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161 Roma

Farmacopea Ufficiale della 2. Ministerio della Salute,Commissione Xl 2002 Italian

Repubblica Italiana permanente per la revisione e pubblicazione
della Farmacopea Ufficiale,
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato P. V.,
1213045 Roma
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Japan 1. Committee of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia

Evaluation & Licensing Division
Pharmaceuticals & Food Safety Bureau
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8916

The Japanese Pharmacopoeia 2. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, XIV 2001 Japanese
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki English
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8916

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Korea 1. Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council

5, Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-ku, Seoul
122-704 Korea

The Korean Pharmacopoeia 2. Korea Food and Drug Administration VIII 2002 Korean
5, Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-ku, Seoul English
122-704 Korea
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Lithuania 1. Lithuanian Pharmacopoeial Committee

Traku St. 14
Vilnius 2024

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Mexico 1. Comisión Permanente de la Farmacopea de

los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
Dr Balmis 148, Unidad Medicina Experimental de la
UNAM, 2° piso, Col Doctores, C.P. 06726 Hospital
General de México, México DF

Farmacopea de los Estados 2. Secretaría de Salud, VII 2000 Spanish

Unidos Mexicanos Monterrey 33, Col. Roma, Supplement 1 2001 Spanish
C.P. 06700, México DF Supplement 2 2002 Spanish

Mexican Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st Edition, 2001 Spanish

Mexican Homeopathic 1st Edition 1998 Spanish

Pharmacopoeia
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Norway 1. Norwegian Pharmacopoeia Commission,

Statens Legemiddelverk, Sven Oftedals
Vei 6, N-0950 Oslo
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Pakistan 1. Pakistan Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry

of Health, Special Education & Social Welfare,
Islamabad
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Poland 1. Polish Pharmacopoeia Commission, Office for

Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical
Devices & Biocides
Chelmska Street 30-34, PL-00-725 Warsaw

Farmakopea Polska 2. Polish Pharmaceutical Society VI 2002 Polish

Dluga str. 16, PL-00-238 Warsaw

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Portugal 1. Comisão Permanente da Farmacopeia

Portuguesa, Faculdade de Farmácia,
Rua Aníbal Cunha, P-4000 Porto

Farmacopeia Portuguesa 2. Impresa Nacional, Casa da Moeda, VI 1997 Portuguese

Lisboa Supplement 2000 Portuguese
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Romania 1. Romanian Pharmacopoeia Commission

Aviator Sanatescu 48, R-71324 Bucuresti

Farmacopeea Romana 2. Editura Medicala- Bucuresti A X-A 1993 Romanian

Supplement 2000 Romanian
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Russian Federation 1. Pharmacopoeia Committee, Ministry

of Health, Rahmanovskij Per. 3, 101431 GSP
Moskva K-51

State Pharmacopoeia of the 2. Medicina, XI Vol.1 1987 Russian

Union of Soviet Socialist Petroverigskiy Pereulok 6/8, 101000 Moscow Vol.2 1990 Russian
Republics
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Slovakia 1. Slovak Pharmacopoeia Commission/

Slovenská liekopisna Komisia
State Institute for the Drug Control
Kvetna 11, 825 08 Bratislava

Pharmacopoea Slovaca 2. Ministerstvo zdravotníctva, l, volume l 1997 Slovak

Slovenský liekopis Vydavatel’stvo Herba spol. s r.o. l, volume ll 1999 Slovak
Bratislava l, volume lll 2000 Slovak
I, volume IV 2001 Slovak
I, volume V 2002 Slovak

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Slovenia 1. Pharmacopoeia Commission

Agency for Medicinal Products,
Kersnikova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
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Spain 1. Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo

Agencia española del medicamento
Secretaría técnica de la Real Farmacopea
Española
Po. del Prado 18-20, 28014 Madrid

Real Farmacopea Española 2. Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo 2nd edition 2002 Spanish
Secretaría General Técnica Supplement 2.1 2002 Spanish
Centro de Publicaciones and Supplement 2.2 2003 Spanish
La Librería del BOE
Trafalgar, 27. 28010 Madrid
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Sweden 1. Swedish Pharmacopoeia Commission,

Medical Products Agency
P.O. Box 26
S-751 03 Uppsala
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Switzerland 1. Commission Suisse de Pharmacopée

Swissmedic, Institut suisse des produits
thérapeutiques, Service Pharmacopée,
Erlachstrasse 8, 3000 Berne 9

Pharmacopoea Helvetica 2. Office fédéral des constructions et de la logistique IX 2003 French

Fellerstrasse 21, CH-3003 Bern German
Italian
Supplement 9.1 2003 French
German
Italian
Supplement 9.2 2003 French
German
Italian
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Thailand Thai Pharmacopoeia 1. Thai Pharmacopoeia Committee

Department of Medical Sciences
Ministry of Public Health
Tiwanond Road, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand

2. Thai Pharmacopoeia and Reference Substance 1st Edition

Section Vol. I Part 1 1987 English
Bureau of Drug and Narcotics Vol. I Part 2 1993 English
Department of Medical Sciences Vol. II Part 1 1997 English
Ministry of Public Health Vol. II Part 2 2000 English
Tiwanond Road, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand Vol. II Part 3 2003 English

Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1. & 2. as above Volume I 1995 English

Volume II 2000
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Turkey 1. Commission of the Turkish Pharmacopoeia

Ministry of Health, Saglik Bakanligi Ilac Komisyonu,
Sihhiye, TR-06434 Ankara

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Ukraine 1. Scientific and Expert Pharmacopoeial Center

(Pharmacopoeial Center)
State Department for Control of the Quality , Safety
And Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal
Goods
Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Astronomicheskaya st. 33
61085 Kharkov, Ukraine

The State Pharmacopoeia of the 2. 1st edition 2001 Ukrainian

Ukraine Publisher:
“RIREG”, Kharkov
Distributor:
Pharmacopoeial Center, Astronomicheskaya st. 33
61085 Kharkov, Ukraine
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United Kingdom 1. British Pharmacopoeia Commission, Market

Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, London SW8 5NQ

British Pharmacopoeia 2. The Stationery Office, 2003 English

London
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United States The United States Pharmacopeia 1. & 2. The United States Pharmacopeia USP 27, NF 22 2004 English
of America The National Formulary 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852 Supplement 1 2004 English

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Vietnam Pharmacopoeia Vietnamica 1. & 2. Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Commission 3rd edition 2002 Vietnamese
Ministry of Health – S.R. Vietnam
48 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Yugoslavia Pharmacopoea Jugoslavica 1. Izdanje Saveznog zavoda za IV 1984 Serbo-

zdravstvenu zastitu, Belgrade Croatian
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2. REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL

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Europe European Pharmacopoeia 1. & 2. European Directorate for the Quality of 4th edition 2002 English/French
Medicines, Council of Europe, - 226 Avenue de Supplement 4.1 2002 English/French
Colmar B.P. 907, Supplement 4.2 2002 English/French
F-67029 Strasbourg Cedex 1, France Supplement 4.3 2003 English/French
Supplement 4.4 2003 English/French
Supplement 4.5 2003 English/French
Supplement 4.6 2004 English/French
Supplement 4.7 2004 English/French

The European Pharmacopoeia Convention has been signed and is applied by: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the European Union.

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Africa African Pharmacopoeia 2. OAU/STRC Publications Division 1 1985 English

PMB 2359, Lagos, Nigeria 2 1986 English

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3. INTERNATIONAL
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WHO, Geneva 1. WHO Expert Committee on Specifications

for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The International Pharmacopoeia 2. Marketing and Dissemination III, Vol.1 1979 English
World Health Organization, 1980 French
1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland 1980 Spanish
FAX (41-22) 791 48 57 1981 Russian
e-mail publications@who.int

Vol. 2 1981 English

1981 French
1983 Spanish
1983 Russian

Vol. 3 1988 English

1988 French
1989 Spanish
1990 Russian

Vol. 4 1994 English

1994 French
1996 Spanish
1995 Russian

Vol. 5 2003 English

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