WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations.
The Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations works towards clear, independent and practical standards and guidelines for the quality assurance of medicines. Standards are developed by the Committee through worldwide consultation and an international consensus-building process. The following new standards and guidelines were adopted and recommended for use: the current list of available International Chemical Reference Substances and International Infrared Reference Spectra; guidelines on stability testing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished pharmaceutical products; procedure for prequalification of pharmaceutical products; and the procedure for assessing the acceptability, in principle, of active pharmaceutical ingredients for use in pharmaceutical products.
D026683:Advisory Committees; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards*; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations