Guide: USP (United States Pharmacopeia) – Sign-up instructions
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), published by the non-profit scientific organisation the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USPC), sets public quality standards for medicines and health-related products.
Its main compendium, USP–NF (United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary), brings together monographs and general chapters containing specifications, methods and requirements that help verify the identity, potency, quality and purity of substances, pharmaceutical preparations and excipients. In the United States, these standards have legal recognition where an applicable monograph exists (e.g., for products labelled as “USP” or “NF”), although the USP is not a regulatory body: verification of compliance is the responsibility of the competent authorities (such as the FDA).
How to sign up
Please note: Access is restricted to teaching and research staff. Please contact the Library before registering.
Go to the USP website:
- If you already have a username, click on Sign in.
- If you don’t have a username, click on Sign up and create your account by following the steps (please note all the requirements for the password, including that it must not be longer than 8 characters). In step 3, you will be asked for the Subscription key (optional). Continue with the registration without filling in this field.
- Select the institution (Institut Químic de Sarrià – Centre d’Ensenyament Tècnic Superior Fundació Privada).
You will receive an email containing a 6-digit code to verify your account.
Your account will then be activated.
Please contact us so that we can verify your account and provide you with the Subscription key.
- Once you have it, log in using your details and go to the Paid resources section.
- Enter the key we have provided.
- You can now access the USP-NF.