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The internet is full of online pharmacy websites selling prescription medications at discounted prices, but most of those pharmacy websites are unlicensed, uncertified drug distributors. The medicines they sell are manufactured and sold outside government regulation, and because they’re unregulated, consumers who purchase them can never be sure what it is they are buying. Unlicensed drug sellers often claim to…
Read MoreHow to Start a Partnership for Safe Medicines The Partnership for Safe Medicines is a coalition of more than 60 patient, physician, pharmacist, university, industry and other professional organizations committed to the safety of prescription drugs and protecting consumers against unapproved, counterfeit, substandard, mishandled or otherwise unsafe medicines. If you would like to start an effort to fight counterfeit drugs…
Read MoreInternational Principles for Drug Safety Download your own copy of International Principles for Drug Safety in English and French. Patient safety is being compromised due to counterfeit drugs. Around the world, patients are encountering fake medicines. The packaging seems right, the tablets or capsules look the same—but these fakes are really imitations of government-approved drugs created in unsanitary or unsterile…
Read MorePartnership for Safe Medicines India Formed: Decemer 2010 Website: www.safemedicinesindia.in Media contact (India): Toll Free Helpline:1800-11-4424 Media contact (US): Teresa Schofield, teresa@safemedicines.org, +1.202.347.7947 Media fact sheet: About PSM India [PDF] Media coverage: Partnership For Safe Medicines Launches India Initiative, The Business Standard Health Group to Protect Consumers Against Fake Drugs, Press Trust of India Partnership for Safe Medicines begins India…
Read MoreCongressional Briefings The Partnership For Safe Medicines Congressional Briefings, September 24, 2019 On September 24, 2019, the Partnership for Safe Medicines and 19 partner organizations held two congressional briefings about the real dangers counterfeit drugs pose to Americans. In all, the briefing offered a clear picture of why importation cannot solve the problem of high drug prices in the U.S.…
Read MoreA Brief History of Online Pharmacy Regulations On February 10, 2010, Google announced the elimination of PharmacyChecker.com as a certifying authority for U.S and Canadian online pharmacies – a major departure from its previous policy. Its advertising program AdWords now accepts advertising from an online pharmacy in the U.S. only if it has been verified by Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice…
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Educate your organization members on the dangers of counterfeit medicines, but also teach them how to keep safe from dangerous fake drugs. SAFEMEDICINES has 26 tips for patients and another 27 for doctors and other healthcare providers that you can share with your members in your newsletters, on your facebook page, on twitter, and on your website.
Read MorePublications The Partnership for Safe Medicines develops materials to keep policymakers, pharmacists, law enforcement and all Americans up-to-date on major issues that effect the safety and legitimacy of U.S. medicines. Download and share these resources with your community and keep in touch: Weekly: Sign up for our newsletter and subscribe to our YouTube to see our weekly videos about fake…
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