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

¿Cómo identificar un medicamento falso?

NAFDAC Seeks Media Support In North West

Counterfeits part of 'triple threat' facing pharma in China

Private member's bill seeks to outlaw possession of pill presses for manufacturing counterfeit drugs

Canadá...

Drug Safety and Security Is Life and Death

Essential elements

Big Pharma Turns to Blockchain to Track Meds

Health ministry directs faculties in 35 institutes to guide studies for intensive ADR monitoring exercise under PvPI

India...

WHO tasks African leaders on medicines, health technology

Fiscalía investiga a tres personas por medicamentos falsos en clínicas de Valledupar

Colombia...

El combate de China contra las falsificaciones en la era de Internet

FDA urges caution about withholding opioid addiction medications from patients taking benzodiazepines or CNS depressants: careful medication management can reduce risks

EMA’s first public hearing: giving EU citizens a voice to help reduce the risk of valproate

Fighting China's counterfeits in the online era

¿Sabes cómo reconocer un medicamento falso? Aquí te lo enseñamos

Maha FDA calls for joint efforts with pharma industry to fight against counterfeit drugs

India...

Health ministry equips 300 healthcare professionals with skills on pharmacovigilance to strengthen PvPI

India...

Así se descubrió la muerte de 16 niños en la Clínica Laura Daniela

La seguridad en la preparación de antineoplásicos ahorra costes al sistema

¿Por qué no podemos devolver los medicamentos en la farmacia?

Xinhua Insight: Fighting China's counterfeits in the online era

Merck presenta una tecnología “invisible” para acabar con la falsificación de fármacos

Tylenol Isn't So Safe, But At Least It Works, Right?

Pharmaceutical regulator sets up lab to detect fake medicine

Xanax or Zoloft for moms-to-be: A new study assesses safety

Investigan muerte de 16 bebés prematuros en Valledupar

Minister brings back old Levothyrox as crisis grows

FDA Panel Mulls New Data for Pain Patch in Kids

Expired medicines: safety, effectiveness, and disposal

Seen and heard: counterfeiting news in brief

Feds bust Houston, international scammers who sold fake flea medicine for pets

FH y neumológos unidos para satisfacer al paciente y darle seguridad

España...

Los farmacéuticos detectan 9 nuevos pares de fármacos que ‘invitan’ a error por similitud

U.S. Congress scrutinizes over-the-counter drugs

Viewpoint: EU FMD update and the impact on drug distribution

The Use of Real-World Evidence in Health Care Decision-Making

Pharmaceutical Serialization: What Do Industry Leaders Think?

NANJING RACKETEERS CAUGHT SELLING FAKE VIAGRA

Catching counterfeit medicine at airports

El cambio de dosis de un fármaco (sin aviso) provoca miles de afectados en Francia

Instituto del Mar coordina proyecto mejorar seguridad evaluación medicamentos

Medicines Safety Update, Volume 8 Number 4, August-September 2017

Australia...

LEVOTHYROX : 9, 000 CASES OF ADVERSE EFFECTS

Relevance of the Weber effect in contemporary pharmacovigilance of oncology drugs

Is it safe to take expired medication?

FDA panel says risk of opioid use in kids’ cough medicines outweighs benefits

Suicide Data Incorrectly Reported in Drug Trials, Suit Claimed

Fake news: Who decides what is real and what is fake?

Africa moves to curtail counterfeit medicines

Made in India – The Syringe & Futuristic Safe Injection System-2020

Sierra Leone News: Tribal Heads join fight against drugs

Zimbabwe steps up fight against counterfeit medicine

MSP reúne a laboratorios para rever rotulado de medicamentos

Uruguay...

This Over-the-Counter Medication is Not as Safe as You Think

Big Drug Makers Could Face More Pressure on Codeine Remedies for Kids

Pregnant women use the internet for medication safety information

Medicamentos nuevos: Prisas que matan

Indian pharma needs to adopt unique labelling options to detect & stall fake drug sale: Dr. Piyush Gupta

Patient Safety at Risk as 52% of Adults Misuse Prescriptions, Opioids

Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting: a perspective of community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Sana’a, Yemen

Here is how to make medicines accessible for all

Hong Kong Customs combats counterfeit medicines

Experts sound the alarm over counterfeit drugs in Vietnam

Cifabol y Vita: Circulan fármacos falsos en el mercado nacional

Bolivia...

Los medicamentos falsos mueven 12.000 millones de euros

Many pregnant women search the Internet for medication safety information

Novo Nordisk pays $59M to settle allegations it downplayed drug's cancer risk

FDA recommends separating dosing of potassium-lowering drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) from all other oral drugs

Fake cancer medicine uncovered

Vietnam...

ATIC continúa desenredando la corrupción en el sistema de salud

Honduras...

Unidos Podemos propone un modelo para avanzar en la isoapariencia

Europa...

Francia organizará un juicio penal por el escándalo del medicamento Mediator

'It makes me sick': fake fentanyl patches circulate in northern Ontario

Safety of General Anesthesia, Local Anesthesia and Sedation

Life or death lessons: Schools are taking on the fentanyl crisis but drug curriculum a patchwork

'Be aware of the risks': Health Canada asks students to be safe for Frosh Week

DRAP to conduct inspection against spurious drugs sale

Pakistán...

Regulators roll out new rule in war on fake medicines

Taking someone else's medication is foolish, potentially dangerous

Pergamino: clausuraron una farmacia por defraudación al PAMI

Argentina...

EMA/PRAC recommends market removal of modified-release paracetamol

PRAC Confirms No Difference in Risk Between Hemophilia A Drugs

Safety of Antiepileptic Drugs During Pregnancy

FDA seeks to regulate sale of EC pills

Myanmar...

‘Hospital pharmacists need enhanced role’

Korea...

Why China’s traditional medicine boom is dangerous

More Than 1,000 People Will Likely Die From Drug Overdoses In Connecticut This Year

USA...

16 Postal Workers Arrested for Accepting Bribes to Mail Drugs

USA...

Fortalecen vigilancia por reacciones adversas a medicamentos

México...

WEST AFRICA : 420 TONNES OF COUNTERFEIT DRUGS SEIZED

Top 3 Regions in the Anti-counterfeit Packaging Market in Pharmaceutical Industry by Technavio

The prescription drugs that can get you banned from driving