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The pharmacopeias of South Korea consist of the Korean Pharmacopoeia Eleventh Edition (KP 11) and the Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (KHP). And North Korea’s is the Pharmacopoeia of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DKP). It is necessary to know the current regulations of both sides to prepare for future inter-Korean exchanges. So the general notices of DKP to KP/KHP were compared. Most of the contents were similar except for some differences in expression. But, there was a difference in some of the articles. The collection time, primary processing, indication, and dosage are essential to the monographs only in DKP. And the size of powder form, drying condition, foreign material standard value, and labeling regulations was different on both sides. It is necessary to understand and respond to these differences so that they do not act as obstacles in inter-Korean exchanges in the future.