European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM)

Vision:
The EDQM is a leading organisation that protects public health by: • enabling the development
• supporting the implementation
• monitoring the application

Mission:
EDQM mission is to contribute to the basic human right of access to good quality medicines and healthcare and to promote and protect human and animal health by:
• granting Certificates of suitability which verify the compliance of pharmaceutical substances with European Pharmacopoeia standards and carrying out inspections of manufacturers of these substances;
• co-ordinating a network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCL) to collaborate and pool expertise and to effectively use limited resources with the aim of achieving effective public quality control of medicines in Europe and beyond;
• proposing ethical, safety and quality standards for blood transfusions (collection, preparation, storage, distribution and appropriate use of blood components) and organ, tissue and cell transplantation;
• working with national, European and international organisations in efforts to combat counterfeiting/falsification of medical products and similar crimes;
• providing policies and model approaches for the safe use of medicines, including guidelines on pharmaceutical care;
• establishing standards for cosmetics and food contact materials and coordinating the public control of cosmetics