The British Pharmacopoeia 2027 edition
Setting the standard for tomorrow
- Author:
- Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA)
- Publisher:
- TSO (The Stationery Office)

New, legally enforced standards available from 1 August 2026. The BP 2027 edition supersedes the BP 2026 and becomes legally effective on 1 January 2027 with 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 internationally.
New for the BP 2027 edition
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18 new BP monographs and all new texts added with Issues 12.1 to 13.1 of the Ph. Eur.*
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One new infrared reference spectrum has been added to the collection
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13 new BPCRS
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132 amended BP texts
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All texts from the Ph. Eur. up to Issue 14.1 included as in-year online and download updates
| Extent | N/A | ISBN | 9780113231140 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Width: 245mm, Height: 345mm, Depth: 230mm, Weight: 16.6kg | Price | £1200.00 |
| Format | BP 2027 Print | Published | tbc |
| Availability | Not yet published: | Delivery | Delivery options and charges |



