Quality Working Party (QWP)
Adopted Guidelines

MP/QWP/1529/04 Guideline on Control of Impurities of Pharmacopoeial Substances

CPMP/QWP/609/96 Rev. 2 Note for guidance on Declaration of Storage Conditions for Medicinal Products Particulars and Active Substances (Annex to note for Guidance on Stability Testing of New Active Substances and Medicinal Products, Annex to Note for Guidance on Stability of Existing Active Substances and Related Finished Products) (Adoption by CPMP December 2003) Temporarily withdrawn http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/qwp/330901en.pdf

CPMP/QWP/130/96 Rev. 1 Note for guidance on Chemistry of the New Active Substance. (CPMP adopted December 2003)

CPMP/QWP/122/02 Rev.1 Note for guidance on Stability Testing of Existing Active Substances and Related Finished products (Adoption by CPMP December 2003) http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/qwp/015801en.pdf

CPMP/QWP/609/96 Rev. 1 Note for guidance on Declaration of Storage Conditions for Medicinal Products Particulars and Active Substances (Annex to note for Guidance on Stability Testing of New Active Substances and Medicinal Products, Annex to Note for Guidance on Stability of Existing Active Substances and Related Finished Products) (Adoption by CPMP April 2003)

CPMP/QWP/3309/01 (EMEA/CVMP/961/01) Note for Guidance on the Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy by the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Data to be forwarded in the Part II of the Dossier for a Marketing Authorisation (Adopted by CPMP/CVMP February 2003)

CPMP/QWP/130/96 Note for guidance on Chemistry of the New Active Substance. (CPMP adopted February 2003)

CPMP/QWP/158/01 Revision
(CVMP/115/01) Note For Guidance on Quality of Water for Pharmaceutical Use (Revision adopted by CPMP/CVMP May 02)

CPMP/QWP/2845/00 Note for Guidance on Requirements for Pharmaceutical Documentation for Pressurised Metered Dose Inhalation Products (CPMP adopted March 02)

CPMP/QWP/1719/00 Note for Guidance on Medicinal Gases: Pharmaceutical Documentation (CPMP adopted Jan. 02)

CPMP/QWP/2820/00 (EMEA/CVMP/815/00) Note for Guidance on Specifications: Test procedures and Acceptance Criteria for Herbal Drugs, Herbal Drug Preparations and Herbal Medicinal Products (CPMP/CVMP adopted July 01)

CPMP/QWP/2819/00 (EMEA/CVMP/814/00) Note for Guidance on Quality of Herbal Medicinal Products (CPMP/CVMP adopted July 01)

CPMP/EWP/QWP/1401/98 Note For Guidance on the Investigation of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence (Adopted July 2001)

CPMP/QWP/072/96 CPMP/CVMP Note for Guidance on Start of Shelf -Life of the Finished Dosage Form (Annex to the NFG on the Manufacture of the Finished Dosage Form) (Adopted by CPMP/CVMP May 2001)

CPMP/QWP/159/01 (CVMP/271/01) Note For Guidance onLimitations to the Use of Ethylene Oxide in the Manufacture of Medicinal Products (CPMP/CVMP Adopted Mar. 01)

CPMP/QWP/848/96 (EMEA/CVMP/598/99) Note for Guidance on Process Validation (CPMP/CVMP Adopted Feb. 01)

CPMP/QWP/3015/99 Note for Guidance on Parametric Release (CPMP Adopted Feb. 01)

CPMP/QWP/2934/99 Note for guidance for In-Use Stability Testing of Human Medicinal Products - Annex to Note for Guidance on Stability Testing of Existing Active Substances and related Finished Products and Note for Guidance on Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products (CPMP Adopted Feb. 01)

CPMP/QWP/604/96 Note For Guidance on Quality of Modified Release Products:A.Oral Dosage Forms; B. and Transdermal Dosage Forms; Section I (Quality).

CPMP/QWP/8567/99 Explanatory Note on the Operation of Two-Year Transition Period for Application of Note for Guidance on Residual Solvents to Marketed Products

CPMP/QWP/054/98 Annex to Note for guidance on Development Pharmaceutics (CPMP/QWP/155/96): Decision Trees for Selection of Sterilisation Methods.

CPMP/QWP/115/95 Note for Guidance on Inclusion of Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Preservatives in Medicinal Products

CPMP/QWP/158/96 Note for guidance on Dry Powder Inhalers.
CPMP/QWP/576/96 Note for Guidance on Stability Testing for a Type II Variation to a Marketing Authorisation(CPMP adopted Apr.98).

CPMP/QWP/556/96 Note for Guidance on Stability Testing of existing Active Substances and Related Finished Products.(CPMP adopted Apr.98)

CPMP/QWP/155/96 Note for guidance on development pharmaceutics (CPMP adopted Jan. 98).

CPMP/QWP/609/96 Note for guidance on Declaration of Storage Conditions for Medicinal Products Particulars and Active Substances (Annex to note for Guidance on Stability Testing of New Active Substances and Medicinal Products, Annex to Note for Guidance on Stability of Existing Active Substances and Related Finished Products) (CPMP Adopted, Jan. 98)

CPMP/QWP/159/96 Note for guidance on Maximum Shelf-Life for Sterile Products after First Opening or following Reconstitution (CPMP adopted Jan. 98).

CPMP/QWP/486/95 Note for Guidance on Manufacture of the Finished Dosage Form(CPMP adopted Sept. 95).