La esperanza de vida en EE.UU. cae por segundo año por la crisis de opiáceos

Inflación que enferma: Los mayores sufren aumento de medicamentos y recorte en las prestaciones

Argentina...

España dedica el 18% de su gasto sanitario a medicamentos, por encima de la media de la Unión Europea

El riesgo de un atajo

Colombia...

Rechazo en el mundo a vacunas provoca regreso de enfermedades mortales

Costa Rica...

Will De-regulating Viagra Make It More Accessible?

Drug Safety Communication on Gadolinium Contrast Agents

USA...

La AEMPS incrementa hasta el 5% el volumen de medicamentos comercializados sujetos a control del Mercado

FDA takes on homeopathic drugs with potential safety risks

NDLEA Attributes Drug Abuse To Unregistered Medicine Stores

Nigeria...

Canada Drugs' US subsidiaries plead guilty to counterfeit drugs charge

Cae banda que ingresaba medicamentos truchos al país

Argentina...

Con frecuencia, el abuso de los opiáceos se convierte en un asunto de familia

Stilnox: un medicamento para dormir realmente peligroso

Decomisan medicamentos en tianguis de la Santa Cruz Meyehualco, Iztapalapa

México...

Advierte IMSS sobre compra de medicamentos por Internet

México...

La marca CE no garantiza la seguridad de los productos

Tomar Ritalin durante el embarazo podría aumentar el riesgo del bebé de sufrir un defecto cardiaco

Aquí se preparan medicamentos peligrosos... con seguridad

España...

Rwanda: Pharmacy Council Calls for Tough Measures Against Illegal Pharmacies

Applied DNA and Colorcon Announce Collaboration To Commercialize Product Authentication Technology for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Industry

FDA TO CRACK DOWN ON 'DANGEROUS' HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Dr. Reddy's resolves U.S. probe over child safety of drug packaging

FDA takes more aggressive stance toward homeopathic drugs

IAEA Conference Identifies Challenges in Radiation Protection in Medicine

La Comisión Europea cierra el caso contra Roche por una infracción de la farmacovigilancia

Pharmacy council calls for tough measures against illegal pharmacies

Patient Safety in Complementary Medicine through the Application of Clinical Risk Management in the Public Health System

Medical cannabis is safe, says WHO

ADHD drug use in pregnancy increases risk of heart defects, study finds

Medicine sellers or vendors of poison?

Fentanyl is killing Arizonans, is Congress OK with that?

Tentative plea deal reached for Winnipeg-based pharmacy accused of selling counterfeit cancer drugs

Canadá...

35% of malaria drugs in Ghana are sub-standard – Report

El paracetamol es uno de los medicamentos más “peligrosos”

La AEMPS lanza la nueva versión de su centro de información online de fármacos

Thailand battles drug-resistant malaria strains that imperil global campaign

Top patient safety expert, innovator of checklists, departs Johns Hopkins

Prescription drug safety: We all have a role

Decomiso de 220.000 medicinas irregulares dispara alertas en Costa Rica

Qué pueden hacer los pacientes para mejorar la seguridad de los medicamentos?

First trimester ADHD drug exposure increases risk for congenital heart defects

Govt urged to order recall of suspected fake infant formula

Nigeria: NAFDAC to Promote Herbal Medicine, Local Manufacturers

ACPN: FG Lacks Political Will to Address Chaotic Drug Distribution

Chinese medicine halls’ image takes a hit

Pharma warning of Brexit impact to public-health emergencies

The next big thing in pharmacy supply chain: Blockchain

Brexit health risk: UK must negotiate role in EU drug safety monitoring says industry

Known Counterfeit Cancer Drug Foreign Distributor Implicated In New Case

Aprenda como identificar um medicamento falsificado

Sundde detuvo venta ilegal de medicamentos en el Zulia

Venezuela...

Aumenta en un 500% la cantidad de medicamentos irregulares decomisados

Toman medicamentos para dormir, para la presión, para todo. La otra epidemia de las medicinas por receta

Personas con VIH denuncian escasez de medicamentos

Bolivia...

Q&A: Towards medicines regulatory harmonization — lessons from Zimbabwe

La Agencia del Medicamento (FDA) de EEUU ha autorizado 100 dispositivos sanitarios impresos en 3D

Set standard for drug distribution, community pharmacists tell NAFDAC

Nigeria...

Leveraging precision medicine to mitigate medication-safety challenges.

Do Your Patients Know About Double Dosing?

ACR Calls on FDA to Maintain Rigor on Biosimilars

EMA starts safety referral for prostate cancer drug

Recogida de datos proyecto ESVAC-ES

España...

210 boxes of suspected fake infant formula seized in Johor Baru

Drug safety YouTubers face a quiet crisis at the mercy of algorithms

Racket exposes chinks in drug control system

India...

How physicians can overcome socioeconomic obstacles to improve adherence

Texcoco medicinas falsas un peligro

México...

Crisis Levothyrox : lecciones aprendidas por la l'ANSM

No, Don't Take Medication Because 'It Works For My Mum'...

Is prescribing drugs ‘off label’ bad medicine?

Allergan confident in safety of Esmya despite liver injury reports in Europe

Concern among pharmacists over Falsified Medicines Directive

Cuál es la diferencia real entre un medicamento genérico y uno de marca (o cómo podrías estar tirando tu dinero)

Filipinas retira por falta de seguridad la vacuna contra el dengue administrada a 733.000 menores

ISMP Names Top Medication Safety Issues of 2017

A Guest Editorial on Counterfeit Pain Medication: The Other Epidemic

ZAMBIA ON FAKE DRUGS’ LIST…WHO SAYS COUNTRY AMONG OTHERS SPENDING $30BN ON FAKE DRUGS ANNUALLY

Department of Pharmacy Earns $50,000 Award for Excellence in Medication Safety

USA...

FDA petitioned to ban API that its reviewers say poses safety risks

FDA-Required Studies of Approved Drugs Make a Big Difference for Public Health

Tecnología espía para erradicar medicamentos falsificados

A Guest Editorial on Counterfeit Pain Medication: The Other Epidemic

FMD and Changes to Medicine Supply Chain to Increase Safety

Alerta de salud: la temporada de resfriados y gripes presenta riesgo de envenenamiento accidental por medicamentos entre niños pequeños

Survey shows widespread support for FMD, but concerns about effect on workload and finances

Medicamentos ‘criminales’, una problemática en el Perú y el mundo

The battle against deadly fake goods goes hi-tech

Why war against malaria is failing, by experts

Health Alert: Cold and Flu Season Poses Risk of Accidental Medicine Poisonings Among Young Children

Abuse of drugs

Hyderabad distributor in dock for sale of fake drugs

The battle against deadly fake goods goes hi-tech

Poor regulation, dodgy pills spur plan for African drugs agency

Pharmacovigilance inspection metrics, 2009 to present

Reino Unido...

New research shows desperate dieters in danger - the secret world of online slimming pills

AEMPS y Universidad de Murcia lanzan el proyecto piloto WASPSS en siete hospitales

España preside el mecanismo de estados miembros de la OMS sobre productos médicos de calidad subestándar y falsificados

DOCUMENTO DE PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS EN RELACIÓN CON LOS DISPOSITIVOS DE SEGURIDAD DE MEDICAMENTOS DE USO HUMANO

España...

Cuando el ibuprofeno puede matarte: así se lucha contra los medicamentos falsos

Sanofi lidera la ofensiva contra medicinas falsas

Viagra to be supplied without prescription in the UK: should Australia do the same?

Viagra without prescription will help stop booming counterfeit market, experts say

SANOFI FIGHTS AGAINSTCOUNTERFEIT MEDICINES

64 types of fake drugs seized in Vijayawada and Guntur in six months

La EMA inicia dos revisiones de seguridad sobre los fármacos Esmya y Xofigo

"El 70% de los fármacos vendidos en internet son falsos", según los expertos

Is It Time to Update the Algorithm for Diabetes Treatment?

NAFDAC DG vows to eliminate substandard products

Nigeria...

Are we making progress in the fight against fake medicines?

Your doctor’s medicines not working? They may be substandard or falsified

La Audiencia reabre el caso Minerval, el falso medicamento contra el cáncer

"Se ha perdido el respeto al omeprazol como medicamento"

El personal de enfermería pide más seguridad ante el aumento de accidentes biológicos

España...

Más propensas mujeres a consumo de medicamentos

México...

Factores que contribuyen al uso incorrecto de los medicamentos incluyen:

España, líder en la lucha de productos médicos falsificados

Sanidad suspende la comercialización de Inzitan (Kern Pharma)

FDA to Announce Public Hearing Concerning its Approach to Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Products and Formation of a Nicotine Steering Committee

Is Viagra a cure or a curse? As Britain is the first country to make it available over the counter, JOHN NAISH on the wonder sex drug

WHO: Clandestine Factories Making Fake Drugs That Harm

A surge in teens showing up in Victoria ER after taking counterfeit anti-anxiety drug

Canadá...

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to counterfeit steroid conspiracy

USA...

Bruselas pide reforzar la lucha contra la falsificación y señalar a los países que faciliten el pirateo comercial

En Arequipa impulsan campaña para luchar contra medicamentos "bamba"

Perú...

African governments must invest in Clinical Trials

Africa is the dumping ground for 40% of the world’s reported fake medicines

$30 Billion ‘Fake Medication’ Industry Is Killing People Around the World, WHO Says

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DYING FROM FAKE DRUGS, NEW REPORT SHOWS

Governments ‘Underestimate’ Threat of Counterfeit Drugs: Study

Fake Drugs Are A Major Global Problem, WHO Reports

Viagra to become over-the-counter medicine, MHRA rules

Health Minister calls on Africa to ensure quality and safe medicines

Safety Communication: Biotin May Interfere with Lab Test Results

Charting Wales’s progress in professional collaboration and medicines safety

China to roll back regulations for traditional medicine despite safety concerns

Cuidado con los medicamentos que compra, estas podrían ser bambas (VIDEO)

Perú...

Alertan que uno de cada diez fármacos es falso o de baja calidad

1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified

El fármaco de la pancreatitis, bajo sospecha: las agencias piden explicaciones a Abbott

WHO: 10% of medicine in developing countries fake or substandard

India among countries where 10% of drugs are substandard: WHO

HARD SELL Viagra will be available to buy over-the-counter for £20 WITHOUT prescription next spring

Guest View: Drugs from foreign supply chains threaten Illinois patients’ safety

Experts discuss medical products regulations in Africa

Counterfeit Opioids Expand Their Lethal Presence on Black Market

Viagra to be sold over the counter to thwart online counterfeit dealers

Fake Medicine Has Likely Killed Tens of Thousands of Children, Agency Says

Sellan tres tiendas en Cartagena por vender medicamentos de forma irregular

Colombia...

Escasez de medicamentos abre espacios a estafadores en las redes sociales

Desbaratan banda de "medicamentos truchos"

Argentina...

El Plan Nacional frente a la Resistencia a los Antibióticos presenta la web www.resistenciaantibioticos.es

España...

14 farmacias de Zaragoza implantan el seguimiento farmacoterapéutico

España...

El uso inadecuado de los medicamentos, un riesgo innecesario

Recibir la vacuna anual contra la gripe no debilita al sistema inmunitario

Medicamentos que matan

NAFDAC upgrades four laboratories to international standard

Aprehendido por venta ilegal de medicamentos

Venezuela...

La Red Europea de Farmacoepidemiología y Farmacovigilancia cumple 10 años

How to reduce medication errors

Health ministry drafts framework for ensuring patient safety

India...

La AEMPS espera resultados "muy satisfactorios" frente a la resistencia a antibióticos en uno o dos años

What Are the Drug Supply Chain Security Act's Key Provisions?

Support our second social media campaign for suspected adverse drug reactions

Is Lamotrigine Safe in Pregnancy?

Q&A: Regulation harmonization — Africa's blueprint for health care success

Expertos abogan por fomentar la formación de especialistas en el manejo de los medicamentos biosimilares

Pharmacy board lays down the law for compounded medicines

Pregnant and breastfeeding women travelers underprotected from disease

Mix It Correctly:Reduce the Risk of Dispensing Unreconstituted Drugs

La EMA pone en marcha la nueva versión de EudraVigilance

Alertan contra el gran peligro oculto de los medicamentos: «Puede llevar incluso a la muerte»

Pharmacy seized for selling Animal drugs to Humans in Thane

Saving Lives through Local Drug Production

Nigeria...

In China, Illegal Licenses Enable Fake Pharmacies to Sell Prescription Drugs

Benin Seizes 118 Tons of Counterfeit Medicines — Now What?

Serialisation perspectives

Se eleva comercio ilegal de medicamentos en España

Help make medicines safer by reporting suspected side effects: MHRA launches campaign

We work together to fight antibiotic resistance

Alertan de la proliferación de medicamentos falsificados: así puedes identificarlos

Capturan a hombre que vendía ilegalmente medicamentos en El Cuatro

Venezuela...

La Enfermería valenciana reclama más seguridad en fármacos peligrosos

España...

A group of cancer doctors discovered a way to slash the cost expensive pills by up to 75%, but they've hit a wall

Viagra The Party Drug?

Counterfeit opioid drugs are tricking users--sometimes with lethal results

La colaboración, necesaria para combatir el fraude en los fármacos

Sanidad admite que carece de medios para manipular fármacos biopeligrosos

España...

Riesgoso tomar este medicamento la amigdalectomía

Fake Drugs Return To Streets With A Vengeance

Nigeria...

Fundamed avisa de que los pacientes deben ser el centro en la decisión de la EMA

El 85% de los hogares canarios colabora en el reciclado de medicamentos usados

España...

Europa llama a pasar a la acción para la puesta en marcha de la directiva en fecha

Drug use on campus persists

Farmacovigilancia: el mecanismo para mejorar la seguridad de los medicamentos

CCAA mostraron discrepancias con el sistema de verificación

España...

Medicines expiry date and tips on medicine storage at home

FDA approves first digital pill

Listening to the patient's voice: A more patient-centered approach to medication safety

Home Safety Week: Danger in your medicine cabinet

FDA announces comprehensive regenerative medicine policy framework

Seizures soar as erectile dysfunction drugs used as party pills

Erectile dysfunction pills are now the top party drug for British millennials

India must take the lead in dealing with the threat of antimicrobial resistance

Nigeria: Newer Technologies to Stop Fake Drugs

La supresión de ciertos genes de bacterias intestinales elimina su resistencia a los antibióticos

Detectan la presencia de sustancias dopantes en suplementos vitamínicos

Seizures soar as erectile dysfunction drugs used as party pills

Effective steps should be taken to eradicate fake medicines: Dr AQ Khan

Avoiding Counterfeit Pills in the Age of Big Pharma

What to know about medication safety for older adults

Molecular Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Extend Software Collaboration to Drug Safety Prediction

Acorda stock drops 40% on patient deaths related to its Parkinson’s drug

Off-label drug use: the need for clear national guidance

Gout Drug Febuxostat (Uloric) Subject of FDA Safety Alert

FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication

French public urged to avoid 28 over-the-counter medicines for colds, coughs and flu

Las superbacterias resistentes a las medicinas se extienden cada vez más por España

Alertan que en el CECAN han muerto 17 menores por medicamentos que aceleran la enfermedad

México...

Roche prueba en España el pago de medicamentos según su eficacia real

Expertos analizan por qué hay medicamentos que dañan el hígado de forma impredecible

“Que cada hospital tenga su plan de fármacos peligrosos es un sinsentido”

El machismo oculto en medicina

Más de 540 toneladas de medicamento caduco interceptado

México...

Compounded hormone replacement therapies and obesity linked to a shocking rise in uterine cancer rates

NAFDAC refutes claim 70% drugs in Nigeria fake

Stiff penalty for selling fake, expired drugs

Nepal...

Promoting Drug Safety During Breastfeeding

Invest in safety and make savings overall

Serialization and drug prices remain the top issues for executives up and down the pharmaceutical pipeline in 2018.

Polypharmacy

Vital Microbicides May Soon Be Out of Reach

6 Myths You Might Believe About Medical Abortion

Mark Wagstaff, Country Manager West Africa, Pfizer: Interview

Overdose warning: Bad batches of street drugs turning up in Yakima

COUNTERFEIT PHARMA & THE SERIALISATION CHALLENGE

Aberdeen detective’s warning over ‘dark web’ drug dealers

Blockchain Tech Could Track Pharmacy Supply Chain

Detecting Fake Drugs

Maternal Use of Acetaminophen Linked to ADHD in Kids

Cuando la "alergia a la penicilina" no es real en los niños

Clausuran laboratorio clandestino de medicamentos en Bonao

República Dominicana...

Over 70% of drugs circulating in Nigeria are fake — Global health leader

¿Cómo afectan el ibuprofeno y el paracetamol al volante? 6 medicamentos que pueden dejarte 'tocado'

Médicos de atención primaria y SEFAC acuerdan un modelo de coordinación para la mejora del abordaje de la cronicidad

Al año centenares de personas pierden la vida debido a las epidemias en Nigeria

Texas 1 of 40 states flooded with fentanyl-laced pills

Two Security Officers Arrested in Kano over Sale of Impounded Fake Drugs

Nigeria...

Illegal abortive drug circulates online amid safety concerns

Corea...

Physicians call for verifiable checks of herbal medicines

Corea...

Emerging Safety Problems of FDA Approved Drugs. Is there a Solution?

Antidiabéticos podrían aumentar el riesgo de amputaciones no traumáticas

DRAP in action against manufacturers of illegal, banned drugs

Pakistán...

DEA: 17.5 tons of prescription drugs turned in around NW

Are women and minorities adequately represented in new drug testing?

Experts want pharmaceuticals to prioritise drug safety

Uganda...

Therapeutic Goods Administration rejects claims it is 'too close' to medical industry

FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on Animal Drug Compounding

"El 5% de las urgencias hospitalarias se deben a la toma incorrecta de medicamentos"

La agencia de medicamentos de EEUU advierte a varias compañías que dejen de anunciar que la marihuana cura el cáncer

Police bust suspected drug lab, counterfeit cash operation in N.W.

Lanzan aplicación para fármacos seguros

República Dominicana...

Afirman 25% de la venta de medicamentos es ilegal

República Dominicana...

Unos antiácidos comunes muestran vínculos con los problemas renales

CVS, Other Pharmacies Update Safety Rules to Prevent Harmful Drug Interactions

Over-the-Counter Drug Market Analysis and Forecast by Regions, Types, Applications and Dominating Manufacturers

¿Se puede confiar en las etiquetas de los complementos?

Transnational crimes: New paradigm

¿Está tomando cuatro o más medicamentos recetados? Piense en reducir esa cantidad

Counterfeit Viagra: 3 arrested in Alabama fake pharmaceutical operation

¿Algunos antiácidos se vinculan con el cáncer de estómago?

La flora intestinal afecta al éxito de la inmunoterapia oncológica

Estrechan el cerco a las superbacterias

Vinculan el acetaminofén durante el embarazo con el riesgo de TDAH de los niños

Fingolimod (▼Gilenya): nuevas contraindicaciones de uso en pacientes con patología cardiaca subyacente y recomendaciones de revisiones dermatológicas

España...

El fentanilo fomenta un aumento en las sobredosis letales de opiáceos en EE. UU.

250 Nigerians die of snakebite in three weeks

China Denies Responsiblity for Fentanyl Crisis

Invima desmiente cadena de WhatsApp que alerta sobre muertes por diclofenaco

Colombia...

El fármaco Cytotec será retirado por Laboratorio Pfizer a causa de sus graves efectos secundarios

México...

FDA reviewing safety of opioid highlighted in CNN report

Patient deaths show darker side of modern Chinese medicine

Registered nurses spot drug errors at nursing homes

Many drivers ignore or don’t receive warnings about prescription meds

Online Pharmacy Alert – Dr. Marina Noble MD, MPH Expert Advice

Strengthening Medicines Quality Control in Tanzania

Manufacturers are instituting protections throughout the supply chain.

Sask. pharmacists adopt program to report drug dispensing errors

How Blockchain Technology Could Combat the Global Counterfeit Drug Market

US opioid public health move doesn’t focus on counterfeits

CAMPAÑA PARA EL USO PRUDENTE DE LOS ANTIBIÓTICOS “ANTIBIÓTICOS: TÓMATELOS EN SERIO”

España...

Long-term PPI Use Tied to Doubled Risk for Gastric Cancer

A fighting chance: Looking at how a CDMO can help with global serialisation compliance

Fake drug dealers surrender

Tanzania...

Llegan los medicamentos zombis: la talidomida ahora combate la lepra

Intensive Economic Crisis Threatens India’s Federal Union

Independent Monitoring Board to review polio eradication progress

Fentanyl becoming widely available as fake Rx pills; DEA

Barcodes to eliminate counterfeit, spurious drugs: DRAP

Pakistán...

La crisis de la Lévothyrox ? “Los medios de comunicación de crisis”

Medicamentos seguros, pacientes protegidos

Una treintena de farmacólogos clínicos ponen en valor su trabajo en la conciliación de medicación del paciente

España...

Antibiotics: 5 Myths Debunked

11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing

Establecidos indicadores para medir el uso de antimicrobianos en la UE

La atención primaria, clave en el uso seguro de los medicamentos

Government urged to ban over-the-counter sale of antibiotics

Pakistán...

BAMBERG: Use caution when ordering pet meds online

Las pymes de medicamentos 'enferman' por el gasto en la lucha contra el fraude

España...

Autoridades fortalecen equipo que lucha contra las marcas ‘chiviadas’ en Colombia

Candy or medicine: Experts warn parents about safety concerns during Halloween

El PRAC de la EMA concluye que existe riesgo de daño hepático en el tratamiento con Zinbryta

La AEMPS publica el procedimiento para implementar las opiniones de la EMA sobre farmacovigilancia

El trabajo comunitario, un avance farmacéutico en la prevención y el diagnóstico de reacciones adversas

Cómo y dónde deshacerse de los medicamentos sin utilizar

USA...

Medicamentos ilícitos ocupan el 10% del mercado dominicano

FDA – Farmacovigilancia – MedWatch

Is Chromatography the Key to Combating Counterfeit Drugs?

New Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Illegal Online Pharmacies Use Twitter to Sell Percocet®, Fentanyl, Vicodin®, Oxycontin® and Other Controlled Substances to U.S. Consumers

La falsificación de marcas afecta a seis millones de puestos de trabajo en España

The impact of pharmacovigilance on the public health environment

Online pharmacies gain popularity amid rising drug prices

Big Pharma’s Ominous Role in Nigeria’s Fake Drugs Crisis

FDA tackles drug packaging and safety, with help from error reports

El Colegio de Veterinarios reclama por la venta ilegal de medicamentos

Argentina...

Pfizer alerta sobre falsificación de una vacuna en Venezuela

Venezuela...

Procuraduría de la Salud detecta medicamentos adulterados comprados por internet

República Dominicana...

"La mayoría de la gente guarda mal sus medicamentos, en la cocina o en el baño"

Usan la inteligencia artificial para adoptar la mejor decisión clínica

Data privacy in the age of big data

Europa...

¿Qué son los medicamentos «switch»? Paso de una prescripción médica a un OTC

España...

House Call: Keep kids and adults safe with pill precautions

Artificial intelligence, safety, and end-of-life care

Unchecked mail leads to fentanyl in the US

With 18 months to go, FMD readiness ‘still a concern’

When curing a simple infection can’t be taken for granted

Intensivistas y farmacéuticos hospitalarios trabajarán en conjunto para mejorar la medicación en la UCI

España...

La EMA hace balance de un año de acceso abierto a datos clínicos de medicamentos

Revisit the “5 Rights” to avoid medication errors

4,5 millones de dosis de fármacos falsificados han sido intervenidos en 2017

España...

Solo 30% de los productos que se venden en farmacias son medicinas

Venezuela...

Farmacia de Hospital e Intensiva colaboran por la seguridad en las UCI

España...

Butlletí de Prevenció d’Errors de Medicació de Catalunya

A diario son incautados más de 10 mil medicamentos adulterados

Pfizer retirará en Francia un fármaco para inducir el parto por sus efectos secundarios

Newer anticoagulants have no more safety risks than warfarin

Poster created to promote safe storage, disposal of Rx

What can therapeutic drug monitoring do for you?

Reclaman politicas para evitar riesgos enfermedades cardiovasculares

'Cured' epilepsy MP James Frith joins calls for valproate inquirí

Biotech giant Celgene is abandoning a drug it bought for $710 million — and the stock is dropping

Revisión de compras públicas, campaña comunicacional y sanción; entre conclusiones de Comisión de Salud en caso de medicamentos falsificados

Ecuador...

Así se comprometen las autoridades a debilitar el crimen farmacéutico

Colombia...

Why Aren’t ‘Abortion Pills’ Available in Pharmacies?

Uno de cada dos hospitales está contaminado por medicamentos peligrosos

España...

Why You Need a Medication Checkup

Candy confused: keep kids away from look-alike medicine

ISMP Issues Alert, Urges Pharmacist Intervention

A common herbal medicine may cause liver cancer mutations

Cosmetics may face new safety regulation — and, surprisingly, the industry is on board

USA...

Using SMS verification to spot fake drugs

Popular antacid samples fail quality tests, company claims they were counterfeits

India...

Escasez de medicamentos para problemas estomacales puede llegar a 100%

Venezuela...

La venta ilegal de medicamentos mueve unos 1.400 millones al año en España

Knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and habits towards antibiotics dispensed without medical prescription: a qualitative study of Spanish pharmacists

Las ideas erróneas sobre la penicilina podrían aumentar el riesgo de infección postquirúrgica

Comparison of two methods to estimate adverse events in the IBEAS Study (Ibero-American study of adverse events): cross-sectional versus retrospective cohort design

“Alrededor del 5% de las Urgencias hospitalarias se deben a la toma incorrecta de medicamentos”

Association between polypharmacy and falls in older adults: a longitudinal study from England

Innovación abierta para mejorar la evaluación de la seguridad de los medicamentos

Drug inspectors allow sale of fake medicines

Post-abortion care with misoprostol – equally effective, safe and accepted when administered by midwives compared to physicians: a randomised controlled equivalence trial in a low-resource setting in Kenya

PhRMA: We’re working to protect patients

USA...

Business Booming for Illegal Online Pharmacies

Quetta court asks drug authority to cancel medicine firm's licence for selling counterfeits

Pakistán...

South London man convicted for large number of unlicensed medicines

Sales of antibiotics for animal use decrease by 13% in Europe between 2011 and 2015

La Aemps alerta del 'apagón' de la farmacovigilancia europea

El identificador único de medicamentos contribuirá a un mejor uso de los fármacos

Europa...

Multi-drug resistant TB drugs’ side effects can be controlled

Counterfeit medicines: Threat to public health

Pacientes con enfermedades raras reclaman medicamentos para no morir

Perú...

After medical errors, patients want doctors to hear them out

DNA barcodes reveal adulteration in traditional medicines

El COFM actuará de ‘lazarillo’ ante la compra de fármacos por internet

España...

Growth drivers for Indonesian pharmaceutical market led by government policies

Everyone wants medicines bought abroad, but they might be ‘fake’ – China’s latest society and culture news

Medicamentos falsos, un problema global

Improving patient safety and efficiency of medication reconciliation through the development and adoption of a computer-assisted tool with automated electronic integration of population-based community drug data: the RightRx Project

Media houses warned against advertising herbal medicine

Uganda...

Side Effects Skyrocket in France With Levothyroxine Reformulation

Court jails man 5 years over fake drugs importation

Nigeria...

Why Kenya must debunk generic drug myths

‘Better training, use of technology a must for safe medication practices’

Medication errors cause half a million deaths in Pakistan, say pharmacists

FATAL ELEPHANT TRANQUILIZER FOUND IN COUNTERFEIT PAINKILLER PILLS

Europa mejora el etiquetado de los medicamentos para un uso más seguro

Los farmacéuticos alertan del peligro de comprar medicamentos en Internet

España...

Venta ilegal y falsificación de fármacos causan pérdidas 1.170 millones año

WHO partners NAFDAC on fight against counterfeit drugs

Calls for mandatory action at EMA public hearing into use of sodium valproate during pregnancy

Better labelling planned in Europe of excipients for safe use of medicines

Health safety watchdog raises serious concerns over medication risks at hospital

Irlanda...

Ensure safety of medicines - FDA tells pharmaceutical companies

Ghana...

Better labelling of excipients for safe use of medicines

La EMA y la Comisión Europea implantan 15 nuevas advertencias de seguridad para excipientes

EMA Adds New Excipients to Labeling Requirements

Drug testing laboratory affected due to multiple problems

Pakistán...

Nigeria: Govt to Permanently Shut Open Drug Market By 2018

Big firms get a boost as China speeds up new drug approvals

Can Blockchain Make Medication Cheaper and Safer?

Facing down America's fentanyl epidemic

Así funciona el efecto nocebo, 'hermano maligno' del placebo

El sector farmacéutico español analiza las novedades del nuevo sistema contra fármacos falsos, que verá la luz en 2019

España...

Distribución farmacéutica y farmacias, "barreras necesarias" para que no lleguen medicamentos falsificados al paciente

El sector alerta a la sociedad sobre los riesgos de la falsificación de fármacos

España...

La industria farmacéutica se reúne para poner luz a la Directiva de Falsificación de Medicamentos

España...

COMBATTING COUNTERFEITING WITH AUTHENTICATION

Expensive-looking fake treatments have more potent side effects

Expensive drugs can trick you into experiencing worse side effects

Fake drugs: FG to introduce Coordinated Wholesale Centres nationwide

FDA and EMA Announce Updates to Adverse Event Reporting Systems

Marmet Elementary students learn about drug safety from UC Pharmacy peers

Quality Of Medicines A Key Focus Of Antimicrobial Resistance Fight

Extradition hearing date set for Canadian fake drug case

La EMA ultima los preparativos para la puesta en marcha de la nueva versión de EudraVigilance

El 100% de los nuevos fármacos contra el cáncer son caros (pero sólo el 50% funciona)

Extradition hearing date set for Canadian fake drug case

Creating a transparent supply chain for prescription drugs

5 reasons why you shouldn’t buy illegal sex drugs

La FDA fomenta la ciberseguridad en dispositivos médicos

Casi la mitad de los nuevos medicamentos aprobados desde 2009 no han logrado el resultado esperado por los analistas

Un programa de OSI Bidasoa y el COFG logra reducir los medicamentos prescritos

La sede de Merck en Lyon es registrada por un fármaco contra la tiroides

RPS endorses community pharmacy oral anticoagulant safety Audit

The danger of buying medicine online

Un robot para preparar antineoplásicos y mejorar la seguridad

Turkey Telegraph - Breaking News & Headlines from TURKEY

Warning shot against the ineffectiveness of homeopathy

Analysis: How Britain became a world market place for Indian fake meds

The real deal? The lowdown on counterfeits you meet day to day

Bad medicine: the toxic fakes at the heart of an international criminal racket

Área rural, blanco de falsas medicinas

Panamá...

La industria farmacéutica apuesta por la seguridad ante el aumento de medicamentos ilegales

BBB tips for buying medicine online

Kern Pharma señala al ahorro al sistema sanitario como clave del uso de biosimilares

Adding safety to medical caps and closures

FDA improves access to reports of adverse drug reactions

Oficina de farmacia y hospital se unen frente a los fármacos falsificados

España...

La Guardia Civil interviene más de cuatro millones de dosis de medicamentos falsificados o ilegales

España...

Fake drugs

Nigeria...

Los FH no ven clara la verificación y empujan hacia la trazabilidad

España...

España va rezagada en la implantación del sistema europeo contra fármacos falsificados

ExpoHospital 2017: El acceso a información fiable sobre los medicamentos es clave para la seguridad del paciente chileno

Exploring opportunities for collaboration between regulators and healthcare payers

FDA warning on anesthesia calls attention to malpractice risks associated with medications, failure to timely refer

France brings back a phased-out drug after patients rebel against its replacement

Epilepsy drug risk hidden for 40 years: Estimated 20,000 children were severely harmed because dangers of common treatment were not disclosed

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Review of Safety Guidelines

Proposed life sentences for counterfeiters in Nigeria hailed as “a welcome development”

Prescription medication the cause behind most drug-related deaths

Industry Wants FDA Help, Guidance on New Drug Tracking System

Drug counterfeiting – a 21st century solution to an age-old problema

Aseguran más de 11 mil tabletas de medicamento en el aeropuerto

México...

Arrestan a 10 por vender falsa cura para chikungunya

El Salvador...

Genetic testing helps set safe dose of common blood thinner

FDA Works To Prevent Global Drug Shortages From Damage To Puerto Rico Factories

We've had no help - epilepsy drug victims

'Take Meds Seriously' prescription drug safety campaign launches

The proposed Pharmacy Bill is unjustified

Malasia...

Pregnant women still unaware of epilepsy drug risks: EMA hearing

Is the Food and Drug Administration Keeping Cosmetics Safe?

Medical experts 'complicit' over epilepsy drug which caused deformities

Fiscales recibirán curso virtual sobre las sanciones al comercio ilegal de medicamentos

Perú...

El EMVO explica al sector farmacéutico en España los pasos para aplicar el nuevo procedimiento contra la falsificación

Combatting Counterfeit Drugs: Case Studies of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand

Vietnam health ministry under inspection for licensing fake drug imports

73% of Executives Are Researching & Launching IoT Projects In 2017

Know what you're buying!

Reino Unido...

Freshers warned against self-prescribing: you’re not doctors yet

Reino Unido...

Taking the Battle Against Malaria to the Mekong

FDA conducts major global operation to protect consumers from potentially dangerous prescription drugs sold online

Medicamentos falsos ocasionan riesgos en la salud que pudieran llegar a ser mortales

La farmacovigilancia, una estrategia contra las bacterias resistentes

Sanidad prepara un decreto que ponga orden a la farmacovigilancia española

Report: Counterfeit Medications Containing Deadly Fentanyl Have Been Found in 40 States

Lack Of Pharmacists Poses Threat To Dispensing Of Medicine

Interpol sting seizes US$51m in fake drugs

Suspected fakers of NAFDAC registration numbers nabbed in Lagos, Edo

Bolivia y Chile tratarán lucha antidroga en reunión en Santiago

Health safety net providers fear dwindling savings from drug discounts

Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) Announces Four New Members

Big Pharma builds blockchain prototype to stop counterfeits

Public Citizen Sues FDA Over OTC Drug Risks

FDA warns about serious liver injury with Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for rare chronic liver disease

FDA Warns Doctors After 19 Deaths on Intercept Liver Drug

Pharmacy focuses on personalised care and medication packaging for easier consumption

Epilepsy drug's safety reviewed over pregnancy risk

Many drug companies fail to conduct timely safety checks on medicines after FDA approval

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