Effectively Using the USP-NF

Background

For 185 years, USP has promoted public health by developing and disseminating quality standards and information for medicines, healthcare delivery, and related products and practices through the USP-NF, USP-NF Supplements, and Pharmacopeial Forum. Being able to navigate through these USP products and being able to understand its content is vital for the success of any pharmaceutical company or allied industry. This course has been created to answer the most common questions in using the USP products effectively.

Course Description

Focused, relevant instruction on the effective use of the USP-NF, USP-NF Supplements, and Pharmacopeial Forum.

Who Should Participate?

Laboratory scientists, lab managers, quality and compliance staff in the pharmaceutical and allied industries.

Agenda


8:00 - 8:30:	Welcome and Registration (Continental Breakfast)
8:30 - 9:30:	Introduction to USP: Organization, Standards Development and the Revision Process
9:30 - 10:30:	An overview of the compendium - USP-NF, Monographs
10:30 - 10:45:	Break
10:45 - 11:30:	USP Reference Standards
11:30 - Noon:	Tour
Noon - 12:45:	Lunch
12:45 - 1:45:	General Notices: The Most Important Document You've Never Read
1:45 - 2:45:	How to use the PF & Exercise
2:45 - 3:00:	Break
3:00 - 3:30:	USP Jeopardy
3:30 - 4:30:	Hot Topics