Standards-Setting Activities of the US Pharmacopeia during the 2000–2005 Cycle

The first part of this two-part series provided management information about the US Pharmacopeia (USP) and reviewed key elements of the organization and its activities during the 2000–2005 cycle. This second portion of the series examines the standards-setting activities undertaken by the USP Council of Experts and Expert Committees and other bodies, together with outreach activities of Stakeholder Forums and Quality Communications Groups. Both articles are abridgements of larger reports presented at the USP Convention 2005.