European Pharmacopoeia CRS, BRP, HRS

EP reference standards are highly purified substances that are provided specifically for use in the official test methods of the European Pharmacopoeia monographs. When used as part of the relevant official monograph they provide the means to verify the compliance of a material with the requirements of the monograph. The EP Commission is in charge of judging the suitability of monographs. Prior to release, a new monograph must be adopted by the EP Commission, and then published in the annual 'Fascicule'. Member States then officially adopt the new monograph on 1st January of the following year.