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[edit] Title of article incorrect

This article is titled United Statates Pharmacopoeia. However, on the web pages of its publishers, which does indeed have the second o in the spelling of its name, United States Pharmacopoeial Convention, Inc., in the list of acronyms at http://www.usp.org/pdf/standards/acronyms.pdf it is listed as

USP: United States Pharmacopeia
USP DI: U.S. Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information
USP-DQI: USP Drug Quality and Information Progarm
USP-IV: U.S. Pharmacopeia’s Ingredient Verification Program
USP–NF: U.S. Pharmacopeia–National Formulary

Gene Nygaard 19:20, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I renamed (moved) the page--Ryanjo 01:43, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Interesting. The publisher of the USP misspell the word pharmacopoeia and never noticed that. Maybe someone should inform them about their mistake? 131.220.136.195 13:25, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More material

The following was on Unique selling proposition but probably belongs here:

USP also refers to, in the medical and pharmaceutical world, a standard of quality.

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the United States. USP sets standards for the quality of these products and works with healthcare providers to help them reach the standards. USP's standards are also recognized and used in more than 130 countries. These standards have been helping to ensure good pharmaceutical care for people throughout the world for more than 185 years.

USP is an independent, science-based public health organization. As a self-sustaining nonprofit organization, USP is funded through revenues from the sale of products and services that help to ensure good pharmaceutical care. USP's contributions to public health are enriched by the participation and oversight of volunteers representing pharmacy, medicine, and other healthcare professions as well as academia, government, the pharmaceutical industry, health plans, and consumer organizations. USP promotes the public health by developing and disseminating quality standards and information for medicines, healthcare delivery, and related products and practices. Our standards and information help patients and practitioners maintain and improve health.

USP establishes public standards to help assure good quality medicines, dietary supplements, and related products used to maintain health and treat disease. Prescription and over-the-counter medicines available in the United States must, by federal law, meet USP's public standards, where such standards exist. Many other countries require the use of high-quality standards such as USP's to assure the quality of medicines and related products. USP disseminates its standards to pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacists, and other users through its USP–NF and other publications, official USP Reference Standards materials, and Pharmacopeial Education courses.

USP also conducts verification programs for dietary supplement ingredients and products. These programs involve independent testing and review to verify ingredient and product integrity, purity, and potency for manufacturers who choose to participate.

I didn't want to add it directly to the article; if someone else wants to, feel free. -- pne (talk) 15:59, 11 November 2007 (UTC)