Updated annually, the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the only comprehensive collection of authoritative official standards for UK pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products. 

it includes approximately 4,000 monographs which are legally enforced by the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. Medicinal products or active pharmaceutical ingredients sold or supplied in the UK must comply with the relevant monograph.

All monographs and requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.) are reproduced in the BP, making the BP a convenient and fully comprehensive set of standards that can be used across Europe and beyond.

The BP 2025 Hard Copy

Available 1 August 2024 | Effective 1 January 2025 | Superseding the BP 2024

The BP 2025 supersedes the BP 2024 and becomes legally effective on the 1 January 2025. This edition incorporates new monographs from both the BP and Ph.Eur. along with a significant number of revised monographs.

• 14 new BP monographs 32 new Ph. Eur. monographs. Including two new monographs for Paracetamol Infusion and Paracetamol Oral Solution and a new monograph for Solifenacin Oral Suspension which is accompanied by additional information on the website. This information provides a case study demonstrating how users can scale monograph methods to reduce run times and solvent usage.
• 105 amended BP monographs. 
• All monographs from the Ph. Eur. 11th edition and Ph. Eur. supplements 11.1 to 11.5. 
• Ph. Eur. supplements 11.6 to 11.8 included as in-year online and download product updates. 
• Updated references to new BPCRS included in the BP 2025 to ensure that you remain compliant. 

Online tools and guides: 

We have made several changes to the pharmacopoeia website to help improve your user experience.  

• Webchat – Available Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm BST, you can now instantly reach a member of our customer service team should you have any queries regarding the BP publication or are experiencing technical difficulties.  
• Print functionality on monographs – You can now directly print your favourite monographs on BP online. 
• Provide website feedback more easily – You should now see a feedback button on all pages on the pharmacopoeia.com website. Making it easier to provide feedback on specific pages.