Interchange
FFF Enterprises, Sponsor of the Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange
Speaker Announced: Martin Van Trieste of Rx360
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…
[...]PSM Interchange Conference 2010
PSM’s Inaugural 2010 Interchange On Oct. 8th in Washington DC, global experts discussed key issues around the problem of counterfeit drugs and the ways to promote access to safe medicines. The event was covered by C-SPAN. Visit our archives to view the event
[...]FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Joins with Public and Private Sector Leaders in Call to Address Global Counterfeit Drug Crisis
Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2010) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is committed to keeping American drugs safe and needs new regulatory authority to do so, said Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the FDA, in prepared remarks at today’s inaugural Counterfeit Drug Interchange Conference hosted by the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM). The conference brought together more than a hundred cross-industry stakeholders to discuss ways to stem the rising tide of counterfeit and unsafe medicines.
“The FDA is firmly committed to doing all that we can to further strengthen our nation’s drug supply and ensure the quality and safety of all drugs and medical products on the U.S. market,” said Hamburg. “It is clear that FDA needs new regulatory tools that provide the authority we need to meet the challenges we face in today’s increasing globalized marketplace. And we look forward to working with Congress on legislation that will give FDA the ability to protect Americans from harmful drugs and medical products—and fulfill our fundamental public health mission.”
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange 2010 Begins 8 am October 8, 2010
The Partnership for Safe Medicine’s First Annual
Interchange will open Friday morning, October 8th for a day of
intriguing panels on counterfeit drugs investigating the victims,
criminals, and law enforcers.
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After opening remarks by Scott LaGanga, the first panel including
Walt Bogdanich, investigative reporter for the New York Times, will
address the victims of counterfeit drugs. Following a morning break,
attendees will be listening to panelists from US law enforcement
agencies, including USDA Office of Criminal Investigations, the
Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce.
PSM Interchange 2010 (Washington DC)
PSM’s Inaugural 2010 Interchange On Oct. 8th in Washington DC, Join global experts to discuss key issues around the problem of counterfeit drugs and the ways to promote access to safe medicines.
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