U.S. PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTIOM

Business Nature: Non-profit scientific organization (Neither a factory nor a traditional trader)

Company Overview:

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent, scientific, non-profit organization that sets public standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed, and consumed worldwide.

USP Taiwan serves as a regional hub to support the organization's global mission. It does not operate as a manufacturing factory for commercial goods, nor does it function as a commercial trading company for profit. Instead, its primary activities involve providing scientific expertise, facilitating collaboration with local regulatory authorities and industry stakeholders, and promoting the adoption of USP standards to ensure public health and safety. The organization provides reference standards and professional technical support to help ensure the quality of pharmaceutical products in the region.

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a global scientific non-profit organization that sets public standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements. USP does not manufacture or sell finished pharmaceutical products or consumer goods in Taiwan.

Instead, USP provides critical resources and services that are essential to the pharmaceutical, food, and dietary supplement industries in Taiwan and worldwide. These offerings include:

USP Reference Standards

These are highly characterized physical specimens used in quality control tests to ensure the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines and other articles.

Pharmacopeial Publications

This includes the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF), which is a book of public standards for medicines, dosage forms, drug substances, excipients, medical devices, and dietary supplements. Other publications include the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) for food ingredients and the Dietary Supplements Compendium.

Educational and Training Programs

USP offers workshops, webinars, and training courses on pharmacopeial standards, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance to help professionals understand and implement USP standards.

Verification Programs

USP offers verification services for dietary supplements, pharmaceutical ingredients, and excipients. Products that successfully complete these programs can display the USP Verified mark, indicating they meet stringent quality criteria, though USP itself does not produce these verified products.

Scientific and Technical Support

USP provides scientific expertise and technical support to manufacturers, regulators, and researchers to help them apply and understand pharmacopeial standards.