The 6th edition of the European Pharmacopoeia came into force on 1 January 2008 and consists of a two-volume main edition. It will be updated on a regular basis with one supplement following in October 2007, three in 2008 and 2009, and the remaining supplement in 2010 to create a collection of eight non-cumulative supplements.
Key features:

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Over 1800 specific and general monographs will be published.
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Contains all types of active substances used to prepare pharmaceutical products: various chemical substances, antibiotics, biological substances, vaccines for human or veterinary use, Immunosera, Radiopharmaceutical preparations, herbal drugs and homoepahtic preparations.
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Also contains dosage forms, general monographs, materials, containers and sutures.
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Around 268 general methods with figures or chromatograms.
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Over 2210 reagents will be described.

Supplement 6.2, effective from 1 July 2008, presents the second (non-cumulative) supplement to the Main Edition (ISBN 9287160546). This supplement will be dispatched when it publishes in December 2007.