Standards

New Quality Standards Limiting Elemental Impurities In Medicines Announced

24 May 2012

As part of its ongoing efforts to help ensure the quality of medicines, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced two new standards related to elemental impurities: General Chapters <232> Elemental Impurities—Limits and <233> Elemental Impurities—Procedures.

Quality standards for heparin further strengthened

23 May 2012

To help further secure a safe supply of the widely-used blood thinner heparin, a third round of revisions to quality standards for the drug has been advanced by the US Pharmacopeial Convention. USP's Expert Panel on Unfractionated Heparin ended a two-day meeting on May 16, 2012, and recommended finalization of the proposed changes.

Banks lower lending standards to protect market share

23 May 2012

Westpac defends lowered standards, says indicators remain healthy. 23 May 2012 2:54 PM