United States Pharmacopoeia Unit

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United States Pharmacopoeia Unit Definition

An arbitrary unit for the measurement of the biologic activity of antibiotics, endocrine preparations, sera, toxins, vaccines, and related products established by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the US. For each substance to which this unit applies, USP determines a Reference Standard and a specified assay. If the standard is the same as the WHO-approved International Biological Reference Preparation, and the same assay procedure was used for the biological effect evaluation, the USP unit is considered equal to International Unit.

United States Pharmacopoeia Unit Synonyms

United States Pharmacopeia Unit, UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA UNIT, USP UNIT, USP unit, USP'U, United States Pharmacopeia unit, United States Pharmacopoeia Unit, United States pharmacopoeia unit, [USP'U]

Terms in United States Pharmacopoeia Unit category

Kilo United States Pharmacopoeia Unit
Mega United States Pharmacopoeia Unit