The seventh IDMA-APA Pharmaceutical Analysts’ Convention- IDMA PAC 2003- will be held on September 19 and 20, 2003 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. The Pharmaceutical Analysts Conventions- IDMA PACs - is held successfully since the year 1997.

The main theme of this year’s Convention would be the issues relating to European Pharmacopoeia. Three full sessions will be devoted to European Pharmacopoeia and one session will cover issues relating to phamacopoeial applications in India.

PAC 2003 is focused primarily on the regulatory affairs related to registration and export to Europe. It will provide the opportunity to persons connected with lab work, IPOC in production areas to have direct interaction with authorities/officials involved in certification and inspection, heads of Indian Drug Control Administration and eminent scientists.

Some of the topics proposed to be covered at PAC 2003 and the expert speakers from European Pharmacopoeia Commission are General Introduction To The European Pharmacopoeia by Dr Agnès Artiges, Director, European Pharmacopoeia Commission, EDQM, Council of Europe; How To Find Your Way Through The European Pharmacopoeia by Peter Castle, Secretary to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, EDQM, Council of Europe; Elaboration And Revision Of The European Pharmacopoeia by Peter Castle, Secretary, EPC, EDQM, Council of Europe; The European Pharmacopoeia And International Harmonisation by Dr Agnes Artiges, Director, EPC, EDQM, Council of Europe; The European Pharmacopoeia Publications And Other Services by Dr Claude Coune, Head of Division II, EDQM, Council of Europe; The European Pharmacopoeia Internet Site: www. pheur.org by Caroline Larsen Le Tarnec, Public Relations Officer, EDQM, Council of Europe; General Introduction To The Certification Procedure And Inspection by Dr Agnes Artiges, Director, EPC, EDQM, Council of Europe; Content of the dossier for chemical substances by Corinne Pouget, Principal Scientific Officer, Head of the Certification Unit, EDQM, Council of Europe.