UCL Fight The Fakes

Empowering people in the fight against fake medicines. They are everyone's business, make it yours too! Founded @ucl by @OksanaPyzikUCL & @FightTheFakes partner

[UCL Fight The Fakes @UCLFightsFakes]

This year, the #FTF Week theme is keeping patients safe by securing the global supply chain🌍

Watch our multi-lingual video below to learn more and let's Fight the Fakes! 💊 #FightTheFakes

[Oksana Pyzik @OksanaPyzikUCL]

Google banned ads for deadly pill-making machines. They were still posted for sale — until a reporter asked https://t.co/iReIxyK6ku

[Oksana Pyzik @OksanaPyzikUCL]

A new @LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor survey reveals 28% of respondents knowingly purchased weight-loss jabs #GLP1s from unlicensed sellers on social media and the dark web. This is a clear regulatory failure. It’s time to hold tech platforms accountable for the sale of #fakemeds.

[Oksana Pyzik @OksanaPyzikUCL]

INSPIRED, EXHAUSTED & READY TO RENEW - thank you to everyone who made this years #PAweek25 a success!

[Oksana Pyzik @OksanaPyzikUCL]

Blown away by how a small team of public health experts & epidemiologists at @Yale is doing what *entire governments* won’t: helping bring Ukraine’s stolen children home. #PublicHealth is more than disease surveillance—it’s applying those skills for resistance, justice, and accountability in the face of atrocity.
Where is the rest of our academic & research community in supporting Ukraine? We don’t have to be bystanders in war - as shown by the inspiring leadership of @nattyray11 at @HRL_YaleSPH, using open-source intelligence, forensic analysis & satellite imagery to:
– Track abducted 🇺🇦 children
– Map attacks on hospitals & infrastructure
– Issue early warnings to prevent atrocities
– Build legal cases for accountability
This is what modern public health looks like in wartime.
🛑 Support their mission & help bring Ukrainian children home: https://t.co/VBOAhMZrfW

[PharmAlliance @PhrmAlliance]

Opening keynote panel on #globalhealth trends and how to fight fake meds with @uclfightsfakes founder @oksanapyzikucl and @ucl pro-provost health @progIabubakar Dr Sachi Ozawa @uncpharmacy & Prof Bryony Dean Franklin @school_pharmacy #patientsafety

[Oksana Pyzik @OksanaPyzikUCL]

Clear need for cross-sector collaboration to #FightTheFakes from Pharma industry, clinicians, law enforcement, regulators & comms @UCLFightsFakes @FightTheFakes #PAweek25

[UCL Fight The Fakes @UCLFightsFakes]

Day 3 of #PAweek25
Huge thanks to @MichaelMarmot for reminding us why health equity ⚖️ is everyone’s responsibility. A thought-provoking session.
#SocialJustice #PharmAllianceWeek #UCLFTF
@PhrmAlliance

[UCL Fight The Fakes @UCLFightsFakes]

Day 2 of #PAweek25
🌱 Big impact, small footprint.
The brilliant session on sustainability showed how we can build a greener future in pharmacy education, practice & research.
Thanks to all the speakers!
#PharmAllianceWeek #PlanetaryHealth #UCLFTF
@PhrmAlliance

[UCL Fight The Fakes @UCLFightsFakes]

Day 2 of #PAweek25
🤖 AI in action!
We saw how @Monash, @UCL & @UNC are leading the way in using AI for teaching & research. Inspiring, innovative & collaborative.
Let’s build on this momentum!
#PharmAllianceWeek #FutureOfPharmacy
@PhrmAlliance

[UCL Fight The Fakes @UCLFightsFakes]

Day 1 of #PAweek25
Huge thanks to @ProfIAbubakar , @OksanaPyzikUCL , Sachi Ozawa and @BryonyDF for a powerful opening session on #GlobalTrendsInMedicatioinSafety 💊
Great start to #PharmAllianceWeek at @UCL
#UCLFTF #GlobalPharmacy @PhrmAlliance

[PharmAlliance @PhrmAlliance]

Engaging talk for #PAWeek25: Social Justice and Health Equity talk by Sir Michael Marmot. Take a look at some of these 8 Marmot Principles!

[PharmAlliance @PhrmAlliance]

Congratulations Prof @DrZoeWaller 🎉 what an incredible and timely achievement all while hosting #PAWeek25 at UCL! You truly do it ALL!

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Shining from our technical team: Alison Dolling explains the importance of sustainability in lab classes & LEAF

Clear labelling needed for lab classes & training so people can know how best to implement sustainability practices
#PAWeek25

@School_Pharmacy @UCLLifeSciences

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Canada spends $1bn a year on medicines for older adults that are potentially inappropriate for the patient.

Dr Justin Turner explains how inappropriate medicines contribute to sustainability problems across the globe

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@UCLLifeSciences

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Using gamification - how useful can it be to help healthcare professionals in their learning? Is it worth all the effort?

#PAWeek25
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@UCLLifeSciences

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

One of the things we do together at PharmAlliance is fund CDT students - where there are students at each partner site working on the same project together. It's a great way to facilitate long-term collaborations

#PAWeek25
@School_Pharmacy
@UCLLifeSciences
@PhrmAlliance

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Teaching people how to use AI in their research. Masterclasses work well and building a community of researchers that can share ideas together

#PAWeek25
@School_Pharmacy
@UCLLifeSciences
@PhrmAlliance

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

By using virtual reality and AI we can achieve so much more in our online teaching - some nice examples from Steve Hilton about implementing these approaches in undergraduate and outreach programmes

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@UCLLifeSciences
@PhrmAlliance
@hiltonlab

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Day 1 of #PAWeek25 ended with a Signature Session on global trends in #medicationsafety with a welcome from @School_Pharmacy Director Cate Whittlesea and Keynote from @ProfIAbubakar followed by a panelist of experts on substandard and falsified meds!

[Prof Zoë Waller @DrZoeWaller]

Behind the scenes at UCL School of Pharmacy hosting PharmAlliance Week 2025

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