Swissmedic Pharmacopoeia Unit (NPA) The Pharmacopoeia Network in Switzerland CH-Delegation to the Ph.Eur. Commission (6) Certification Ph. Eur. (7) Ph. Eur. Experts (CH) (75) · Groups of Experts (26) · Working Parties (49) Editorial Conference Ph. Eur. (2) Translation of the Ph.Eur. into German (2) Swissmedic Pharmacopoeia Unit (NPA) Confederation DFA DHA Swissmedic Expert Committees (FA) and (AGr) (72) FDF, SFOBL Licensing · Biological Products (15) Marketing Authorisation · Chemistry (14) OMCL Laboratories · Comlementary Medicinal Products (9) Market Surveillance · Galenicals (11) · Phytochemistry (13) · Working Group (10) Swiss Pharmacopoeia Commission (SPK) (13) Abbreviations (6) Numbers in parentheses: Number of Swiss experts active in this panel/ committee Professional circles involved in these panels: • Industry • Authorities • Academia • Pharmacists: - Community-, Hospital- and Army - Cantonal pharmacists Associations: - Swiss Pharmacists‘ Association - Swiss Society of Public Health and Hospital Pharmacists Certification Ph.Eur. Certifies that the Ph.Eur. controls a pharmaceutical substance of a certain manufacturer adequately, which facilitates the elaboration of licensing-documentation CH-Delegation Swiss Delegation to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission; one of 37 national delegations DFA Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; approves the budget and carries political responsibility DHA Federal Department of Home Affairs, appoints the Swiss delegation FA Expert Committees; elaborate scientific comments on the Ph.Eur. and contributions to the Swiss Pharmacopoeia FDF, SFOBL Swiss Federal Department of Finance, Swiss Federal Office of Buildings and Logistics; distribute the Pharmacopoeia NPA National Pharmacopoeia Authority, Pharmacopoeia Unit, Swissmedic OMCL Official Medicines Control Laboratories, Swissmedic Ph.Eur. European Pharmacopoeia; published by the Council of Europe Ph.Eur. Experts Swiss experts who participate in expert groups of the European Pharmacopoeia SPK Swiss Pharmacopoeia Commission; advises Swissmedic in the elaboration of the Pharmacopoeia 20.11.2009 / stu