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Buy the British Pharmacopoeia 2026

Purchase the latest BP 2026 edition to ensure you are fully prepared for any new or changed standards becoming legally effective on 1 January 2026.

Select the format that works best for you, whether it's a multi-user licence for shared online access, a single-user licence for individual use, or convenient print and download options.

The Ph. Eur. 12th edition, comprising issues 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3, included as an in-year online and download update.

What's new in the BP 2026 edition?

New, legally enforced standards available from 1 August 2025. The BP 2026 edition supersedes the BP 2025 and becomes legally effective on 1 January 2026 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 2026 edition

  • 19 new BP monographs and 34 new monographs reproduced from the 11th edition of the Ph. Eur., as amended by supplements 11.6 to 11.8
  • Two new appendices, four supplementary chapters, and six new infrared reference spectra have been added to the collection
  • 12 new BPCRS have been produced and referenced
  • 131 amended BP monographs
  • All monographs from the Ph. Eur. 11th edition and Ph. Eur. supplements 11.6 to 11.8
  • The Ph. Eur. 12th edition, comprising supplements 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3, included as an in-year online and download product

Multi-user licences

Flexible annual multi-user access options are available to suit every need - from licences that allow unlimited users within one country to share access (within licence restrictions), to global licences and academic licences for wider availability.

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Individual formats

BP 2026, BP Archive and BAN Online - £1,300

Single-user access to the BP 2026 online for one named person. With this licence, you gain access to the BP Archive and British Approved Names (BAN). The archive includes all editions since BP 2014. Access expires on 31 March 2027.*

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BP 2026 and BP Archive Online - £1,150

Single-user access to the BP 2026 online for one named person. With this licence, you gain access to the BP Archive, which includes all editions since BP 2014. Access expires on 31 March 2027.*

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BP 2026 and BAN Online - £1,100

Single-user access to the BP 2026 online for one named person. With this licence, you gain access to the British Approved Names (BAN). Access expires on 31 March 2027.*

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BP 2026 Online - £950

Single-user access to the BP 2026 online for one named user. Access expires on 31 March 2027.*

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BP 2026 Six-volume print set - £1,200

Six-volume print set, which includes the BP veterinary.

BP 2026 Download - £1,000

Single-user download for offline access.*

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