New, legally enforced standards, available
from 1 August 2023. All European
Pharmacopoeia texts included.
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.
New for the BP 2024
The BP 2024 supersedes the BP 2023 and becomes legally effective on 1 January
2024. This edition incorporates new monographs from both the BP and Ph. Eur.
along with a significant number of revised monographs.
■ 27 new BP monographs, 17 new Ph. Eur. monographs.
■ 93 amended BP monographs.
■ All monographs from the Ph. Eur. 11th edition
■ Ph. Eur. supplements 11.4 to 11.6 included as in-year online and download
product updates
■ We are updating the BP website to improve your experience of using the site.
Updated features for the 2024 edition include:
» A fresh and user-friendly site design, coupled with improved navigation
» Enhanced purchasing journeys for a seamless experience
» Enhanced layout allows you to search and find the monographs you need
» Advanced in-publication search functionality
» A revamped timeline and tracked changes feature, enabling you to track
the evolution of monographs over time

The BP 2024 package
The complete package is a great value-for-money option including:
■ A six-volume printed edition, including the BP (Veterinary) 2023
■ A single-user online licence*
■ A single-user download for offline use*
Other formats are available to ensure users get the best value access to the
information they need.
Add the BP Archive option to the standard package and receive online access to all
the BP editions from 2014 to date.
Online users can also choose to add the British Approved Names (BAN) 2022 to
their package, gaining easy access to this useful reference source of medicinal
substance names.
*Single-user licences are granted solely to one designated holder. Multi-user licences are available