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Bargain Hunters Can’t Outsmart the Fake Medicine Criminals
Fox News conducted a question and answer session with experts in medicine about the real risks and dangers to consumers from counterfeit medicines in the market. With a nod to PSM’s 2010 Interchange, Fox quoted Dr. Margaret Hamburg’s keynote speech at the Interchange: “In some parts of the world, somewhere between 30% and 50% of…
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The Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange
Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange Conference Archive Opening remarks from Scott LaGanga, PSM Executive Director [ Read blog ] [ Watch video ] Video statement from Sen. Bennett (CO) [ Watch video | Read blog ] Comments from Rep. Jim Matheson (UT) [ Read blog ] [ Watch video ] Protecting our medicines: moderated…
[...]Brave Scientists Risk Own Lives to Find a Cure for Malaria
A vaccine, developed by the PATH’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline, providing approximately 50% efficacy against malaria, is the result of 25 years of research, and the bravery of scientists willing to infect themselves with the disease in order to test the vaccine.
Interchange 2011 Wrap Up
From the Maryland Attorney General, to the International Association of Patient Organizations, the second annual Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange 2011 provided local and international perspectives on the issues involving counterfeit medicine. The Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange on October 27, began with dynamic remarks from Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Jim Matheson…
[...]Keynote Address; Deputy Director Kumar Kibble
Deputy Director Kumar Kibble of the U.s. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security delivered the keynote address. Kibble started his remarks by reminding us that he is personally inspired Dr. Francses Kelsey of the FDA who blocked the use of thalidomide in the US for pregnant women in 1960, while over 10,000 children in other…
[...]Under Secretary of State Hormats at Interchange: Global Collaboration Key to Curb the Spread of Counterfeit Medicines
Collaboration within the U.S. government, collaboration between governments themselves, and collaboration with the private sector and, all stakeholder groups is essential to the fight against counterfeit and substandard medicines, said U.S. Under Secretary of State Robert D. Hormats during a speech today at the annual Interchange hosted today by the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM).
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Jeremiah Mwangi
Panel 3: Jeremiah Mwangi, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations
At the third panel, "Safe Medicines: The Role of Patients & Healthcare Professionals," Jeremiah Mwangi, Policy & External Affairs Director, International Alliance of Patients' Organizations, spoke on the role of patients. Mwangi said that counterfeit drugs are a matter of patient safety, eroding trust in healthcare systems, and creating a public health risk. IAPO has…
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