PHARMACOPEIAL EDUCATION
COURSES AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE
LEARN OFFICIAL STANDARDS AND METHODS FROM THE EXPERTS
usP Pharmacopeial education courses offer professionals in the pharmaceutical and allied industries an
opportunity to learn the essentials of using official standards to their best advantage. All courses are developed
and delivered by usP experts who help to establish the standards.
USP PHARMACOPEIAL EDUCATION EQUIPS YOU WITH
n expertise in applying official methods for quality control, product release testing, and regulatory compliance.
n An understanding of how you can participate in developing standards.
n updates on current issues related to standards development.
CONVENIENT ONLINE AND CLASSROOM FORMATS!
Online: usP’s online courses have been specially designed to provide you with a user-friendly, interactive
learning experience. They incorporate the latest technology: webcasts, discussion boards, online evaluations,
and practical assignments. usP online education lets you learn at your own pace, save on travel expenses,
and interact with and learn from usP experts.
Classroom: Our traditional classroom courses are offered regionally around the world. led by usP experts,
the classroom setting allows you to interact, in person, with colleagues and usP experts; learn in a structured,
focused setting; and, in selected courses, perform guided, hands-on laboratory techniques. Classroom instruction
can be tailored to your specific needs and delivered at a location of your choosing.
Advanced Dissolution
in-depth instruction on usP dissolution and
drug release tests. Covers in vitro performance
testing; drug specifications/tolerances; and
dissolution profiles to establish the quality and
safety of many different drug dosage forms.
INTENDED FOR: scientists, chemists, and
laboratory technicians who perform dissolution
testing; quality control staff; and product
development professionals who review
dissolution data.
FORMAT(S)/DURATION: Classroom ( 2 days)
TOPICS:
n understand physicochemical principles
n Official usP dissolution apparatus, methods
for drug release testing
n study design for development and validation
n discriminating and non-discriminating drug
dissolution methods
n specifications/tolerances for the drug product
n dissolution profiles and regulatory aspects
Determining Particulate Matter
in Parenterals
Comprehensive review and application of methods
and test parameters utilized in USP–NF General
Chapters associated with the determination of
particulate matter in pharmaceutical solutions
for both injectables and ophthalmic solutions.
INTENDED FOR: laboratory supervisors, bench
chemists, and compliance staff with less than
5 years of experience in the manufacture of
parenteral drugs and ophthalmic solutions.
FORMAT(S)/DURATION: Classroom ( 1 day)
TOPICS:
n Perspectives regarding particulate matter in
pharmaceutical solutions
n demonstrating particulate matter determination
methods
n Applying light obscuration fundamentals of
operation associated with Chapters <788>
and <789>
n Applying membrane microscopy fundamentals
of operation
n Practical applications of particle determination,
including the effects of the harmonization of
General Chapter <788>
Register now for upcoming courses! See the form on page 15; visit www.usp.org/education; contact
+1-301-881-0666, 1-800-227-8772 (U.S. and Canada), or 00-800-4875-5555 (Europe); or email custsvc@usp.org
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