Company Profile
United States Pharmacopeia
Company Overview
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non–governmental, official public standards–setting authority for prescription and over–the–counter medicines and other healthcare products manufactured or sold in the United States. USP also sets widely recognized standards for food ingredients and dietary supplements. USP sets standards for the quality, purity, strength, and consistency of these products–critical to the public health. USP's standards are recognized and used in more than 130 countries around the globe. These standards have helped to ensure public health throughout the world for close to 200 years.
Company History
USP is a nonprofit public health organization whose work is accomplished by a body of more than 1,000 volunteer experts who work under USP's strict conflict–of–interest rules to set its scientific standards. USP's contributions to public health are enriched by the participation and oversight of these volunteers who represent pharmacy, medicine, and other healthcare professions as well as academia, government, the pharmaceutical and food industries, health plans, and consumer organizations. USP's volunteers and standards–setting processes are supported by more than 500 USP staff members, who work at USP's five locations: Rockville, MD, USA (Headquarters); Basel, Switzerland; Hyderabad, India; Shanghai, China; and São Paulo, Brazil.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
To improve the health of people around the world through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods.
Benefits
http://www.usp.org/aboutUSP/careers/benefits.html