March 14, 2011
CONVENTION
USP Mourns the Passing of 2005 Beal Awardee Herbert S. Carlin, D.Sc.—Dr. Carlin died on March 4, 2011 leaving behind a legacy of contribution to the pharmacy profession and an example of service. USP marked his 35 years of voluntarism to USP in 2005 with the Beal Award and CEO Roger L. Williams, M.D., expressed the sadness of the USP Family at the loss of Dr. Carlin in a statement on the USP website.
Rules and Procedures of the Council of the Convention—On February 14, 2011, the USP Board of Trustees approved the Rules and Procedures of the Council of the Convention (CoC). The document creates the framework and parameters within which the CoC must operate during the cycle. To ensure consistency with the USP Bylaws, the Convention's Governance Committee (GC) conducted a careful review of the document before submitting the Rules with its recommendations to the Board. The CoC's Rules and Procedures will be evaluated annually, and any changes will be reviewed by the GC and submitted to the Board for approval.
Reminder: USP Breakfast at American Pharmacists Association's Annual Meeting—The deadline for RSVP is March 21 for the USP Breakfast at APhA's Annual Meeting. Executives and Delegates of Member organizations are encouraged to join Dr. Roger Williams and Trustees at the breakfast set for 7:00 a.m., Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center, Room 106. RSVP to membership@usp.org or contact Patricia Garrett at 301-816-8227.
INTERNATIONAL
10th Annual USP-Indian Pharmacopeia Commission (IPC) Meeting—Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh was the site of our 10th Annual USP-IPC Science & Standards Symposium. The Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association, Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, and Pharmacy Council of India also were co-sponsors. Plenary sessions complemented special tracks/topics on chemical drugs (including supply chain management, metal impurities and combating counterfeit drugs) and biologicals (including, biosimilars, comparability, sterility, and combating adulteration).
Promoting the Quality of Medicines in Cambodia—Technical assistance provided by the USAID-USP Promoting the Quality of Medicines (PQM) Program to the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH), once again, has helped to stem the flow of counterfeits in that region. Through PQM training on sampling protocols, testing techniques and data reporting at twelve sentinel sites in Cambodia, officials were able to isolate specific poor-quality medicines and identify their manufacturers and distributors. Inter-ministerial actions by Cambodian police, prosecutors, and the MoH resulted in closure of illegal health facilities and enforcement action against the importers of the counterfeit medicines. The MoH also mounted a large scale public awareness campaign to alert the population to the dangers of counterfeits and which companies were producing them. Since November 2010, Cambodian officials have conducted a number of large seizures of counterfeit and illegal medicines in and around the capital city of Phnom Penh.
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