{"id":370,"date":"2024-04-24T16:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:07:58","slug":"reference-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/en\/reference-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference standards | Quality &#038; use of medicines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"370\" class=\"elementor elementor-370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f95b880 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2f95b880\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-380f7e76\" data-id=\"380f7e76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280dea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"280dea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality &amp; use of medicines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69ace99d elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"69ace99d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"europeanpharmacopoeia\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b65af6\" data-id=\"71b65af6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a498e80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a498e80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e6d7c1\" data-id=\"12e6d7c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482f239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"482f239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reference standards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c67758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c67758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EDQM ensures the supply of official European Pharmacopoeia reference standards to help safeguard the quality and availability of medicines in Europe and beyond. Official reference standards are essential for the application of the quality control tests described in Ph.\u00a0Eur. texts. Quality and medicines control laboratories, among others, require these official standards to perform the analytical procedures described in the monographs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d4de0a elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6d4de0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8711f9\" data-id=\"b8711f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf966f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddf966f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439b29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"439b29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe extensive Ph.\u00a0Eur. reference standard portfolio consists of 3&nbsp;220 reference standards that are used to ensure the quality of medicines. In 2024, the EPC adopted 236 reference standards based on establishment reports prepared by the EDQM Laboratory.\n\nThe EDQM distributes its reference standards worldwide, with its portfolio continually evolving to meet the requirements of new or revised Ph.&nbsp;Eur. texts, and existing ones are replaced as necessary when stocks are depleted. Managing this portfolio requires a comprehensive approach, involving tasks that range from procuring candidate materials to characterising and establishing standards, followed by manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance and release. Distribution and ongoing monitoring of these standards are essential to ensuring their relevance and reliability.\n\nIn 2024, Ph.&nbsp;Eur. reference standards were distributed directly to 127 countries, illustrating the global importance of the EDQM\u2019s work and its impact on public health.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-377782e elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"377782e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9257dff\" data-id=\"9257dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1133056 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1133056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joint programmes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bdb81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51bdb81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActivities in the Biological Standardisation Programme (co-funded by the European Union) led to the adoption of one new reference standard (Golimumab BRP batch&nbsp;1) and two replacement batches (Human anti-D immunoglobulin BRP batch&nbsp;2, and Heparin LMM for calibration CRS batch&nbsp;6) linked to studies BSP164, BSP176 and BSP121, respectively.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbaadd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbaadd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Funded-EU-and-COE-Implemented-COE-quadri-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Funded-EU-and-COE-Implemented-COE-quadri-en.png 870w, https:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Funded-EU-and-COE-Implemented-COE-quadri-en-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/annualreport-2025.guerillainteractive.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Funded-EU-and-COE-Implemented-COE-quadri-en-768x146.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa3de0 elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8aa3de0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6904f0e\" data-id=\"6904f0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8933b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8933b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International co-operation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-440e462 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"440e462\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c23921d\" data-id=\"c23921d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969cc15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"969cc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaboration with WHO<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f124e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f124e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EDQM is responsible for establishing, manufacturing, monitoring and distributing WHO International Chemical Reference Substances (ICRSs). Currently, the ICRS catalogue consists of 211 reference standards. ICRSs are used worldwide in conjunction with the texts of the International Pharmacopoeia, which is published and maintained by WHO.<\/p><p>In 2024, the WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP) adopted eight new ICRSs and four replacement ICRS batches based on establishment reports submitted by the EDQM Laboratory. In addition, it issued two reports on the verification of the suitability of reference standard candidates (and\/or corresponding establishment strategies), three reports on feasibility studies of production by advanced manufacturing techniques, three reports on the extension of the use of existing ICRSs and finally one report on the determination of a specific absorptivity value in the context of the revision of a monograph.<\/p><p>The EDQM is also responsible for manufacturing, establishing, storing and distributing WHO International Standards for Antibiotics (ISAs), which are essential for the standardisation and quality control of antibiotic active substances and medicinal products. There are currently 23 reference standards in the ISA catalogue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d70f1\" data-id=\"15d70f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6650c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6650c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaboration with ISO<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0340d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0340d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe EDQM continued its participation as liaison organisation in the activities of ISO\u00a0TC&nbsp;334, the ISO Technical Committee on Reference Materials\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be9919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7be9919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaboration with national laboratories<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857755b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"857755b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe EDQM Laboratory can count on a number of official laboratories for support when collaborative studies are required for the establishment of Ph.&nbsp;Eur. reference standards. In 2024, 28&nbsp;OMCLs, representing 19&nbsp;countries, enrolled in such establishment studies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b6c4fd elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9b6c4fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b28f4\" data-id=\"54b28f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465d531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465d531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications, databases and website<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4880ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4880ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout 2024, the EDQM continued to run and maintain its Reference Standards Online Database (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crs.edqm.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/crs.edqm.eu<\/a><\/span>), providing access to all standards officially valid for the uses prescribed in Ph.\u00a0Eur. monographs. Reference standards can be searched by code, name, monograph number or CAS number. In addition, batch validity statements are available to users to document the validity of the particular reference standard batch supplied at the time of use. 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