The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today alerted health care professionals to a change in heparin manufacturing that is expected to decrease the potency of the common anti-clotting drug. To ensure ...

The USP public-comment process exists for a reason. Industry needs to take advantage. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material. I have been participating in activities of the US ...

Ganeden Biotech is pleased to announce that GanedenBC 30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) is the first probiotic to have a monograph published in the Food Chemical Codex (FCC) from the U.S.

The USP 800 requires ASCs and other healthcare organizations to be compliant with a number of medication handling standards regarding receiving, transporting, storing, dispensing and disposing of them ...

This report provides plans for the USP Council's work in the 2010-2015. This articles contains online bonus material. USP s compendia and reference materials are made available through decisions of ...

US Pharmacopeia has launched a scientific exchange with the aim of harmonizing international standards for food ingredients and medicines, as global supply chains have become increasingly interlinked.

New testing standards for steviol glycosides and caffeine announced by the United States Phamacopeial Convention (USP) will help the formulators of products containing those ingredients cut costs and ...

A new study released in the journal PLOS One found that on average, drugs with a public quality standard developed by the U.S. Pharmacopeia had approximately 50% more generic manufacturers compared ...

Revisions in the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) related to product dating, packaging, and temperature monitoring are discussed. USP has revised product dating specifications as they ...

The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), the world's only nongovernmental pharmacopeia, establishes state-of-the-art standards to ensure the quality of medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare ...

The USP<800> requires ASCs and other healthcare organizations to be compliant with a number of medication handling standards such as receiving, transport, storage, dispensing, disposal and patient ...

On Nov. 1, the new U.S. Pharmacopoeia standards on sterile and nonsterile compounding will be implemented. Here’s what leaders need to know about USP 795 and USP 797: a. Nonpreserved aqueous dosage ...