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Supplier qualification standard aims to strengthen supply chains for quality medicines, dietary supplements, and foods

Quality Matters

They comprise interconnected webs of local and global ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, packagers, distributors, providers, and regulators. active ingredients, excipients, other raw materials) Packaging materials (e.g., Global supply chains are complex and vulnerable to disruption.

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World Standards Day: Recognizing How Standards Enable a Strong Medicines Supply Chain

Quality Matters

In addition to standards for active pharmaceutical ingredients, USP also develops standards for the inactive ingredients (excipients) and other raw materials used in drug manufacturing. In a 2019 report on drug shortages, the FDA found that 62% of drug shortages occur because of quality issues in manufacturing.