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John Gray, CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, at the 2010 Safe Medicines Interchange
John Gray, CEO and President of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, spoke on the critical issues of patient safety and access to safe and efficient medicines.
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange Speaker Announced
Bob Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, will be the luncheon speaker at the Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange on October 27 at the National Press Club.
[...]Excerpt from Partnership for Safe Medicine’s 2010 Interchange
Highlights from the Partnership For Safe Medicine’s 2010 Interchange included Rick Roberts telling the story of his life-threatening brush with counterfeit medications straight from his own local pharmacy.
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange Speaker Announced: FDA’s Deborah Autor
Deborah Autor, Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will speak at the 2nd annual Partnership for Safe Medicine’s Interchange on October 27, 2011, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Autor leads a Directorate newly created in July 2011 which includes the Office of Regulatory…
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Announces 2011-2012 Alsberg Fellowship Recipient
The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today announced that Timothy K. Mackey, MAS, has been named the 2011-2012 Carl L. Alsberg, MD, Fellow for Safe Medicines. Established in honor of former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Carl L. Alsberg, MD, the fellowship provides a stipend to support research in drug safety. Mackey is in…
[...]Congressional Briefing: The Human Impact of Counterfeit Drugs
Congressional Briefing: The Human Impact of Counterfeit Drugs As the recent seizure of more than 8,000 counterfeit pills labeled as “harmless generic medicine” at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport demonstrates, Americans are not immune from the dangers of counterfeit drugs. This is a global public health threat that is gaining increasing national attention from the media (60…
[...]How Can Nurses Help Protect Patients From Counterfeit Drugs?
As recent stories on 60 Minutes and CNN reported, counterfeit drugs are a growing public health threat in the United States and around the world. The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care invite you to join us for a free webinar to learn how nurses can help protect…
[...]Google Settlement A Positive First Step In Ensuring Safety of U.S. Drug Supply
Ten of the fifteen largest online advertising companies have no policy prohibiting unlicensed pharmacy ads The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a non-profit dedicated to curbing counterfeit drugs, today released the following statement regarding news Google will pay a $500 million fine for allowing illegal online pharmacies to advertise to U.S. consumers through its Adwords program:…
[...]Speakers Announced for 2011 Counterfeit Drug Conference
State Dept., FDA, and ICE Among Speakers at Oct. 27th Event Washington, D.C. (August 18, 2011) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today unveiled the initial speakers confirmed for this year’s annual Interchange conference. Among those confirmed to participate in the October 27th event are high level representatives from the U.S. Department of State, the…
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