US Pharmacopeia announces revised heparin monographs and reference standards Jun 24, 2008
June 23, 2008 The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention announces that revised monographs for heparin sodium and heparin calcium in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) are now available and official on the USP Web site ... USP publishes official quality standards for medicines in the United States PharmacopeiaNational Formulary (USPNF) and has worked with FDA for more than 100 years in a unique public-private partnership that helps to assure the quality of medicines in the United States ...... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Prednisone tablets less variable than marketed drugs Apr 2, 2008
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a private, non-profit, standards-setting organization that advances public health by helping to ensure the quality and consistency of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements, promoting the safe and proper use of medications, and verifying ingredients in drugs and dietary supplements. Its standards, which are recognized worldwide, are developed by a unique process of public involvement through the contributions of volunteers representing... (EurekAlert!)
Researchers hunt down fake drug Feb 12, 2008
Unprecedented pursuit of drug counterfeiters nabs distributors of fake malaria drugs. A variety of drugs are on offer at street-side stalls in south-east Asia, where not all the medications are for real. (Nature News Service)
Drugs with similar names creating woes for patients Jan 30, 2008
Examining records submitted by 870 hospitals to MEDMARX, a database run by the United States Pharmacopeia, researchers discovered glaring, and sometimes deadly medication errors linked to sound-alike, look-alike medication names. USP is a nonprofit agency that sets standards on prescription and non-prescription drugs, working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as well as pharmaceutical companies. (AZCentral -- News)
US Pharmacopeia partners with Quantros to enhance the MEDMARX patient safety reporting program Dec 7, 2007
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a private, non-profit, standards-setting organization that advances public health by ensuring the quality and consistency of medicines, promoting the safe and proper use of medications, and verifying ingredients in dietary supplements. These standards, which are recognized worldwide, are developed by a unique process of public involvement through the contributions of volunteers representing pharmacy, medicine, and other health care professions, as well as... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Health care industry rife with medication errors Nov 22, 2007
The five drugs account for 28% of all errors that resulted in extended hospitalizations, according to a 2002 study by United States Pharmacopeia. All carry a high risk of injury if administered incorrectly. (Los Angeles Times)
Follow this eat-right plan to fortify... Nov 16, 2007
And always look for the United States Pharmacopeia seal, says Douglas Heimburger, M.D., a professor of nutrition sciences and medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "It tells you that certain pharmaceutical standards have been met and proven," Heimburger says. (CNN -- Law)
Market testing of dietary supplements and drugs underscores value of USP's public health programs Nov 13, 2007
USPs analysis showed that using appropriate test methods for the type of material under assessment, as provided in the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USPNF), is key to getting accurate results ... USP notes that it does have drug product monographs for the involved formulations in the United States Pharmacopeia and that these monographs allow different dissolution requirements ... The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a private, non-profit, standards-setting organization... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Zoledronic Acid and Secondary Prevention of Fractures Nov 1, 2007
From the Department of Pharmacy, Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (K.A.C., F.P.); the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore (K.A.C.); and the Endocrinology Expert Committee, United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville (K.A.C., F.P.) all in Maryland. This article (10. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Echinacea May Boost Immune System More Than Previously Thought Jun 26, 2007
To help make sure you're getting the real thing look for a label from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). It is an independent group that puts a seal of approval on supplements. (ABC News)
The state list May 5, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Roger L. Williams, executive vice president and CEO of United States Pharmacopeia. 142 graduates. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Study: Medical Mistakes Put Public At Risk Mar 8, 2007
Diane Cousins of United States Pharmacopeia said, "A dose for a child might be 1 milligram, but a dose for an adult might be 10 milligrams. That tenfold error might not be as obvious to a health care professional handling the drug.". One family suffered twofold from medical errors. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Medication Errors During Surgeries Particularly Dangerous Mar 8, 2007
Some 5 percent of such errors resulted in harm, said Diane Cousins, vice president of the department of Healthcare Quality and Information at the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), which conducted the survey. The nonprofit group sets safety standards for pharmaceutical care that are used worldwide. (MEDLINEplus)
Getting enough calcium? Jan 30, 2007
When shopping, check the supplement's label to make sure it carries an indication that it meets United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards, Gidus says. Then, look for the amount of "elemental" calcium contained in each capsule, tablet, chewable pill or liquid dose. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Drug mistakes hurt 1.5 million yearly Jul 22, 2006
The report cited a 2002 study from the United States Pharmacopeia that found that these five drugs accounted for 28 percent of all errors that resulted in extended hospitalizations. Insulin alone accounted for a third of that total. (FOX59, IN)
avoiding drug errors. Jan 27, 2006
More than 2,000 medication reconciliation errors were voluntarily reported last year to United States Pharmacopeia, a group that sets standards for drugs and medical products. And a 1999 Institute of Medicine report estimated that more than 7,000 deaths occur each year in hospitals because of medication errors. (Click2Houston, TX)
Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2006 Jan 22, 2006
Medication errors that result in patient harm are seven times more likely to occur in radiology departments than in any other area of U.S. hospitals, says a study by the United States Pharmacopeia, a nonprofit group that sets drug industry standards. Researchers reviewed 823,268 medication errors that were voluntarily reported by 315 U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2004. (Forbes)
