IPEC is a federation of three independent regional industry associations headquartered in the United States (IPEC-Americas), Europe (IPEC Europe), and Japan (JPEC). Each association focuses its attention on the applicable law, regulations, science, and business practices of its region. The three associations work together on excipient safety and public health issues, in connection with international trade matters, and to achieve harmonization of regulatory standards and pharmacopoeial monographs.

IPEC is the only worldwide pharmaceutical industry organization that has embraced harmonization of drug approval and pharmacopoeial standards for excipients as part of its mission. As a member of IPEC, Mallinckrodt Baker seeks to align our international standards, policies and procedures with this organization’s guidance documents.