[The GDR pharmacopoeia--present situation and outlook with special consideration of quality control].

The Pharmacopoeia of the GDR was published in 1964 and 1975 in its 1st and 2nd edition and, since 1983, has been subjected to another complete revision published in three installments so far. By including monographs for newly registered drugs and modern determination methods as well as by qualifying purity tests and by regulations flexible in their application, the provisions--also in the context of the CMEA Pharmacopoeia--were continuously adapted to developments in the field of drug therapy and to international requirements.