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European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)

European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines contributes to the access to good quality medicines and healthcare through the European Pharmacopoeia, monograph, standards development, collaboration with experts from other Member States and combat against counterfeiting.

The EDQM develops harmonized quality standard monographs through the European Pharmacopoeia and official standards to substances; it also ensures these standards are used in the production of medicines. In addition, EDQM is providing Certificates of Suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEPs).