All Publications

Gain access to BP publications and guidance materials by selecting the option or package that best suits your needs.

Shop The British Pharmacopoeia

The British Pharmacopoeia (BP), from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, is the most comprehensive collection of authoritative official standards for UK pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products.

Find out more about the BP in our dedicated What is the BP? page.

Personal online access

Online access for individual users to the BP, including updates and optional access to the BP archive

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Hard copy and download

Hard copy or downloadable products for offline access, including the BP Complete package with hard copy, single-user online licence and single-user download

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Organisation Online Access

Cost-effective multi-user licences tailored to your organisation's needs are available if access to the BP Online is required for more than one user.

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Shop British Approved Names (BAN)

The BAN publication is the official dictionary of drug names for regulatory use in the UK. Each entry includes the official pronunciation guide, systemic name, molecular formula and structure, CAS registry number and pharmacological action and/or medicinal use.

The BAN and supplements

Online access to the British Approved Names, published every 5 years with annual supplements

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Download our free guidance materials

BP Guidance Materials are non-mandatory resources designed to ensure the quality, efficacy, and safety of medicines available in the UK market.  These materials are intended to support your method development and validation programme, whether that’s for small molecules or advanced therapies.