Advantage of WHO's standard
Standards in the area of quality assurance for medicines are development by WHO through a rigorous, international and wide consultative process. The advantages of WHO's standards are numerous and include the following:
- Validated internationally. through an independent scientific process, adoption by members of WHO Expert Advisory Panels
- Internationally collaboration. Collaboration with standard-setting organizations and parties, including regional and national pharmacopoeias
- Networking approach. Close collaboration with WHO Member States, drug regulatory authorities, national medicines quality control laboratories
- WHOwide activities. Links with other WHO activities
- Reality check. Input from manufacturers (including international associations of research, generic and self-medication associations) around the world
- Costs Consideration. e.g. keeping need for reference standards at a minimum
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