U.S.P.
abbreviation
United States Pharmacopeia.
U.S.P.
American
Or
U.S. Pharm.
abbreviation
USP
British
abbreviation
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Pharmacopeia, or U.S.P., issues standards for pharmacists, including for testing for endotoxins, and that “every pharmacist follows the U.S.P.”
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
But perhaps most important, there is his classic hucksterism, and his synoptic U.S.P. — unique selling proposition.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
The only ingredient listed on the package I use is: Magnesium Sulfate U.S.P.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
Squibb explains: U.S.P. standards call for 98 tests, consuming 125 hours, at eleven steps in the manufacture, while Squibb's quality control requires 374 tests, taking 406 hours, at 35 stages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Turlington's Balsam remains as an unofficial synonym of U.S.P.
From Old English Patent Medicines in America by Griffenhagen, George B.
The increasing prevalence of air conditioning, meanwhile, took away part of the convertible's USP.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
“Our USP is stable supply chains: What works for engines and mining equipment will work for the defense industry,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Because those peptides aren’t components of an approved drug and don’t carry a USP monograph, compounders weren’t allowed to dispense them anyway.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Bulger was killed just hours after he was transferred from a Florida lockup to USP Hazelton in West Virginia and placed in the general population.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
The report believes this may have contributed to his insistence on staying in the general population, despite the risks associated with USP Hazelton.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
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