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King's College London Fight the Fakes is excited to invite our next webinar speaker, Sadiq Samater, MPharm who will speak about substandard and falsified medicines in Somaliland

Event details: Tuesday 21st May 12pm- 01pm

Register here 👉
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Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO) spoke at the event talked about the need for harsher penalties including homicide charges for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients.

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Which actions would you take if you suspect that you have purchased a substandard and falfisied (SF) medicine?

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Substandard and falsified (SF) medications often have low level of active ingredients, resulting in incomplete treatment of the infection, allowing microorganisms such as bacteria to survive and develop resistance.

#antimicrobialresistance #globalhealth #infection #diseases

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The MRHA are working to reduced the number of substandard and falsified (SF) medicines in the UK supply chain.
#kingsftf #fightingSFmeds #SFmeds #mhra

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Which of the following harmful substances have been found jn counterfait medicines?

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“Comparing the return on investment of technologies to detect substandard and falsified amoxicillin : a Kenya case study”

Find out more: //journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268661

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Which class of medicines are the most commonly reported substandard and falsified (SF) medical products?

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In the UK, what does the Yellow Card reporting system ensure?

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Last week State department issue warnings about Substandard and Falsified (SF) medicines sold in Mexican Pharmacies
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Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are very difficult to detect. They can fail to properly treat the disease or condition for which they were intended, and can lead to serious health consequences including death. #kcl #kclftf #medicine #patientsafety #who

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How to check and identify substandard and falsified (SF) medicines?

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How to keep safe when buying medicines

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Like many other countries, India has been facing growing problems with substandard and falsified (SF) medicines. The Indian government is cracking down to reduce the harm this poses for its population. #kcl #fightthefakes #falsifiedmeds #SFmeds

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Did you know that as of 2018, an estimated 1 in 10 medical products e.g. vaccines, pills etc. in low and middle income countries such as Ethiopa and Nigeria is substandard or falsified? 😱

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Key tips to ensuring medicines safety, according to the @MHRAgovuk and @rpharms

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Who would you contact if you suspect you have purchased a Substandard/ Falsified (SF) medicine in the UK?

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What is the Registered Pharmacy Number in the UK? #medicinessafety #keepsafe #pharmacytips