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United States Pharmacopeia
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United States Pharmacopeia /Unit·ed States Phar·ma·co·peia/ (USP) a legally recognized compendium of standards for drugs, published by The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., and revised periodically. It includes also assays and tests for the determination of strength, quality, and purity.
United States Pharmacopeia
n. Abbr. USP
A book that is the officially recognized authority and standard on the description of drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations in the United States.

United States Pharmacopeia (USP),
a compendium recognized officially by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that contains descriptions, uses, strengths, and standards of purity for selected drugs and for all of their forms of dosage.

United States Pharmacopeia 
see USP.

United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
n.pr a unit of the U.S. Department of Labor, created to develop and promulgate occupational safety and health standards, develop and issue regulations, conduct investigations and inspections to determine the status of compliance with safety and health standards and regulations, and issue citations and propose penalties for noncompliance with safety and health standards and regulations.
United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
n.pr a compendium officially recognized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that contains the descriptions, uses, strengths, and standards of purity for selected drugs.

United States Pharmacopeia
a legally recognized compendium of standards for drugs, published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., and revised periodically; abbreviated USP. It also includes assays and tests for determination of strength, quality and purity.


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