New USP Drug Classification System Proposed—Comment Now...
Comment on USP's proposed Drug Classification System by December 5, 2016.
A healthier world needs a strong foundation—one that establishes quality, sets the bar for scientific rigor and technological progress, between industry, nonprofits, government and academia.
USP is exploring how its extensive expertise in developing quality standards for drug products and ingredients can contribute to pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing.
Pharmacy experts explain the contemporary pharmacist's many roles.
USP releases draft Medicare Model Guidelines version 7.0. Read and comment between now and November 2, 2016.
Learn about unique career paths in pharmacy. APhA CEO Thomas Menighan discusses his personal journey in pharmacy and provides insight into non-traditional roles for pharmacists highlighted in the new, free webinar series Careers Beyond the Pharmacy Counter.
New USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings provides consistent standards for the handling of hazardous drugs in healthcare settings to help minimize exposure to healthcare workers, avoid unintended and repeated exposures, and reduce the potential for adverse consequences.
Quality plays an integral role in connecting medical research and manufacturing to healthcare practice and consumers. The growing study of the microbiome and the potential health benefits of probiotics offers a particularly timely and illustrative example. Learn about the quality standards USP has developed for probiotics and how they could be the unifying thread connecting clinical research to academia, industry and patients/consumers.
The USP Verified Mark and the Good Housekeeping Seal help consumers find quality products in the marketplace. But did you know these two seals enjoy a shared history? Each is the legacy of the work of pioneering consumer activist and “Father of the Pure Food and Drug Act”—Harvey W. Wiley, M.D.