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What the Letters "USP" Mean on the Label of Your Medicine

WebCompanies like Eli Lily began to include “U.S.P.” on their product labels to indicate to pharmacists, medical practitioners and patients that the product was made in …

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Who’s Behind U.S. Standards for Medicine and Food Quality

WebIt does this through the standards it develops for the identity, strength, quality and purity of particular medicines. In 1938, the enactment of the U.S. Food, Drug and …

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Protecting patients from substandard and falsified medicines

WebSubstandard and falsified (SF) medical products remain one of the most significant public health concerns at national, regional, and global levels, and post …

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Good distribution practices require coordination, collaboration, …

WebWhen it comes to good distribution practices (GDPs) for medical products, patient safety is the highest priority, panelists affirmed during an April 26 session of the …

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World Health Assembly: Building a medicines supply chain to …

WebHundreds of global public health experts converged in late May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland for the 76th meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the …

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Drivers of global health impact in 2024 Quality Matters U.S

WebNational quality control laboratories protect patients from poor-quality medicines, build trust, and improve public health. In 2024, continued efforts to …

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Essential elements of a strong, global medicines supply chain

WebThe U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) has long been recognized as an international leader in medicines quality and supply chain integrity. In 2017, the Asia-Pacific Economic …

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How medicine quality affects antimicrobial resistance and the …

WebUSP’s Naiffer Romero has teamed up with researchers at LHASA Limited, AstraZeneca, Sai Life Sciences and Merck for collaborative research on nitrosamines …

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Navigating “Trending” Supplements Quality Matters U.S.

WebNavigating “Trending” Supplements. Last year, we witnessed growing interest in consumer health and wellness products that were trending on social media. The rise …

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What is a Pharmacopeia

WebIn 1820, a group of physicians concerned about the quality and consistency of medicines published the first United States Pharmacopeia (USP), which contained …

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The Human Impact of Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines

WebWhen discussing counterfeit and substandard medicines, it can be easy to focus on sweeping statistics and large numbers: an estimated 700,000 annual deaths …

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Ensuring Product Safety: U.S. FDA Guidance on Testing High-Risk …

WebExcipients, or inactive ingredients, in a drug formulation are critical components, comprising up to 90% of a drug formulation by volume and serving

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Innovating for Individual Care: The Impact of USP on Personalized

WebIn 2022, personalized medicines (PM) made up more than 34% of new therapeutics approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PM is defined by the …

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Caring for COVID-19 patients – Will we have access to enough …

WebAs the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, each day brings to light new realizations of just how interconnected, and sometimes vulnerable, the global supply …

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Updated Compounding Standards Help Advance Quality and …

WebAlthough mix-ups appear to be rare, these errors in vaccine administration can have serious consequences to patients, including lack of proper protection from a …

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Nitrosamine impurities in medicines: what’s the risk

WebThe broad risk of nitrosamine impurities. Nitrosamines are a group of chemical substances, some of which can pose a risk to patients and public health due to …

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Omnibus Spending Law: Provisions Will Bolster

WebInvestments to create a more resilient medicines supply chain and prepare for future public health emergencies are among key provisions of the mammoth $1.7 …

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Q&A: Building a More Resilient Medicines Supply Chain

WebAbout The Consortium: The Duke-Margolis Drug Supply Chain and Advanced Manufacturing Consortium works to identify effective policy solutions that …

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in LMICs: Where Things Go Wrong

WebThe Root Causes of Substandard Medicines in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) In LMICs, the availability of medicines manufactured locally that do …

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