Expert Discusses Quality Standards' Role in the Evolution of Biosimilars and Biologics Landscape
February 13th 2024Fouad Atouf, senior vice president of global biologics at US Pharmacopeia, discusses how established quality standards, drawing from the realm of small molecule drugs and evolving to meet the complexities of biologics, play a pivotal role in fostering trust.
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USP Expert Discusses Concerns on Biosimilar Safety and Efficacy Through Quality Standards
February 12th 2024Fouad Atouf, senior vice president of global biologics at US Pharmacopeia, discusses the importance of robust quality standards in addressing concerns regarding biosimilar safety and efficacy.
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USP Expert: Pharmacists Are Key, Play a Critical Role in USP’s Standards Setting Process
October 14th 2022This World Standards Week, Carrie Harney, JD, vice president, US Government and Regulatory Affairs at US Pharmacopeia (USP), explains how pharmacists contribute to USP’s standards setting process.
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Nicole Palmer, senior manager of Volunteer Engagement at US Pharmacopeia (USP), and Michelle Then, PharmD, MBA, member of the USP Healthcare Safety and Quality Expert Committee, discuss the benefits of being a volunteer at USP and the opportunities for students and early career pharmacists.
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Expert: USP Medicine Supply Map Can Help Pharmacists Assess the Risk in Their Medicine Supply Chains
March 31st 2022Vimala Raghavendran, MBA, head of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Center at US Pharmacopeia (USP), explains how pharmacists can get involved in USP’s Medicine Supply Vulnerability Insights Series assessing global pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities.
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USP Requests Feedback From Pharmacists to Advance mRNA Quality Guidelines
February 25th 2022Diane McCarthy, director of biologics pipeline development at US Pharmacopeia (USP), discusses USP’s development of mRNA quality guidelines to help companies and regulators bring innovative medicines to market faster.
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USP Survey Shows 9 Out of 10 Physicians Feel Their Trust in Medicine Supply Chain Has Eroded
February 11th 2022Ronald T. Piervincenzi, CEO of US Pharmacopeia (USP), discusses recent survey data demonstrating 90% of physicians had experienced an erosion of trust in the US supply chain’s ability to deliver safe, quality medicines.
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Expert: Pharmacists, USP Worked Together ‘A Hundred Times Faster Than Ever Before’ in 2021
December 22nd 2021Ronald T. Piervincenzi, PhD, CEO of US Pharmacopeia, explains how pharmacists and USP came together in 2021 to work harder than ever before, as well as what can be done now to prepare for the next health crisis.
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Expert: USP, Pharmacy Came Together in 2021 to Create Vaccine Toolkits ‘For Every Vaccine Created’
December 20th 2021Ronald T. Piervincenzi, PhD, CEO of US Pharmacopeia, discusses what stands out as the biggest challenge from the past year and what role USP and pharmacists had in overcoming that challenge.
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This World Standards Week, USP Sheds Light on Key Shifts in Standards Development
October 25th 2021World Standards Week is October 25 to 29, so Pharmacy Times interviewed Jaap Venema, PhD, EVP and CSO at USP, on some of the key shifts that have occurred in USP’s standards development during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How to Adopt USP Labeling Standards to Increase Health Equity
September 30th 2021Donna Bohannon, RPh, MS, principal scientist at US Pharmacopeia (USP), and Bhumi Khambholja, PharmD, MSHI, project manager of Wisconsin Health Literacy, discuss how to adopt USP standards for labeling to increase health equity.
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