From Back Street to High Street 2004
From Back Street to High Street - Unregulated Medicines Pose Serious Threat to Patient Safety.
Concerns over the safety of prescription medicines were debated at a one-day conference From Back Street to High Street , held by the charity Depression Alliance on 17 November in London. Experts from the healthcare industry and public and voluntary health sectors were present to discuss the risks to the supply chain and the dangers posed by counterfeit medicines. Key to both issues was the threat that parallel importing poses to the quality control of prescription medicines.
One of the key speakers, Graham Satchwell is a former spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers, and presented key findings from the Sick Business report showing links between organised crime and counterfeit medicine. Other speakers included Martin Sweeney, External Affairs Manager for the European Trade Group at Pfizer, who discussed patient safety risks and effects on business of counterfeits, and Jim Thomson, chief executive of Depression Alliance on the dangers of buying medication through on-line pharmacies.
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