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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).
Read MoreAt 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 called for a global approach…
Read MoreThe second panelist, Connie Jung from the Office of Drug Security, Integrity and Recall from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration spoke about how to help patients protect themselves from counterfeit drugs. She said that patients first of all need to be aware of the risk of receiving counterfeit medications and potential problems associated with them. FDA is committed to…
Read MoreBejon Misra, Founder of Partnership for Safe Medicines India, moderated the third panel, "The Role of Patients & Healthcare Professionals." Misra began the session by showing a video that highlights the work of PSM India. Misra began by distributing tokens of appreciation from the Board of PSM India to the Board of Partnership for Safe Medicines, saying that PSM…
Read MoreBob Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs was the luncheon speaker at the Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange. Below is a transcript of Under Secretary Hormats remarks. I’m delighted that you asked me to speak today. The work that the Partnership for Safe Medicines is important. Making sure that our citizens take safe medicines…
Read MoreMaryland Attorney General, Douglas F. Gansler, spoke on Panel 2. Said Gansler, "We all have a blind trust in the drugs we take, the doctor says we'll get better when we take it, and we trust that medication is what it purports to be. "But counterfeit drugs make it not the case. " Said Gansler, with counterfeit drugs being…
Read MoreLibby Baney, advisor for the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, spoke as part of Panel 2, “Combating Drug Counterfeiting & Sales.” She moved the crowd in her opening statement with a personal story of her sister’s encounter with counterfeit drugs.
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