Global impact
Across the globe, millions of people are at an increased risk of illness or death from taking poor-quality medicines used to prevent or treat devastating illnesses.
Protecting mothers and babies
Poor-quality medicines contribute to a high number of preventable deaths.
Fighting antimicrobial resistance
With the potential to cause 10 million deaths a year by 2050, antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat.
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True impact stories
From supplying, manufacturing and distributing medicines, and making hospital systems more effective to meeting health provider, patient and consumer needs, hear from those using USP standards.
Antimicrobial resistance
Quality medicine is essential to address the global threat of antimicrobial resistance. Through standards, capability building and advocacy, USP is working to address this growing challenge.
Quality Institute
The USP Quality Institute sponsors research to enable evidence-based policy decisions that can help increase the availability of quality medicines everywhere.