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IPC, US Pharmacopoeial Convention partner to strengthen quality of medicines, public health
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Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai
June 18 , 2017
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In an effort to promote the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines,
the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, an autonomous institution under
union health ministry and the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
(USP), an independent, scientific non-profit organization, signed an MOU
recently to formally recognize the organizations’ collaborations in the
identification, development and dissemination of science-based
standards at a global level.
The goal of the MoU is to enhance
global public health by working together to increase awareness of the
importance of quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and safeguard
the integrity of the global supply chain by increasing the availability
of and access to needed public standards for medicines.
The MoU
was signed by Dr G N Singh, IPC Secretary-cum-Scientific Director, and
Dr Ronald T Piervincenzi, USP chief executive officer, at IPC
headquarters in Ghaziabad.
USP has an office near Hyderabad and
has collaborated with IPC on a number of projects related to medication
quality over the last several years. “This MoU is a significant step
forward in how two standard setting bodies can work together to improve
global health through quality standards,” said Dr Ronald T Piervincenzi,
USP chief executive officer. “Our collaboration will amplify the global
public health impact of both organizations by leveraging our mutual
scientific resources to advance international standards.”
IPC is
created to set standards of drugs in India. Its basic function is to
update regularly the standards of drugs commonly required for treatment
of diseases prevailing in this region. It publishes official documents
for improving quality of medicines by way of adding new and updating
existing monographs in the form of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP). It further
promotes rational use of generic medicines by publishing National
Formulary of India.
Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI)
is another important mandate given to the IPC by the government which it
is managing well.
The US Pharmacopoeial Convention (USP) is a
global health organization that improves lives through public standards
and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety and benefit of
medicines and foods. USP’s standards are used worldwide.
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