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The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has introduced new guidelines making it significantly harder to prescribe valproate to men and women under 55. This is due to growing concerns about the severe risks the drug poses to newborns, including birth defects. The stricter regulations are aimed at preventing unnecessary exposure and ensuring better patient safety. In particular, it focuses on safeguarding the unborn by limiting use in women of childbearing age while also addressing paternal risks. Stay informed about medication safety! https://lnkd.in/gNs7Y2vC . #Valproate #PatientSafety #HealthRegulations #AddictionologyCentre

morning session on #climatechange #healthcare #AFPC #CPERC Rob Pammett provides some clear suggestions about #pharmacist ability to make changes including #deprescribing - (looking at you Lisa McCarthy 😉 deprescribing.org ) #PharmEd #pharmacy lots of ways to think about this complex issue but be empowered to do what you can 🤔

Medication shortages are affecting hundreds of EMS agencies across the country. In our latest article, Maddy Patten, Firefighter/EMT, shares a firsthand account of navigating unfamiliar medications and the critical importance of cross-checking dosages to ensure patient safety. Some key takeaways: - The daily rig check and its importance - The impact of unfamiliar medication vials due to shortages - The importance of thorough cross-checks and having quick access to protocol - How the OneDose™ Clinical Support Platform can assist Read the full article to learn more about how EMS providers are adapting and the tools available to help them deliver precise care. #EMS #DrugShortage #OneDose #PatientSafety

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#Access to a wide range of #pharmacological therapies, regardless of #location, offers significant #advantages for #patients. It ensures #timely and #effective #treatment, minimizes #health disparities, and #enhances overall patient #outcomes. By leveraging advanced distribution systems, patients can receive the #medications they need #promptly and #efficiently. At #PharmCare Services, we are dedicated to providing #comprehensive #access to #essential #therapies, ensuring our patients receive the #best possible #care wherever they are. #PharmCareServices #PatientAccess #PharmacologicalTherapies #Telemedicine #HealthcareInnovation #ipmi #iPMI #PMI #TravelInsurance #InternationalHealth #HealthInsurance #pcs

This #FightTheFakesWeek, we’re spotlighting how global #standards and track-and-trace systems play a vital role in tackling #substandard and #falsified #medicines. These solutions enhance #visibility and accountability in the #healthcare supply chain, ensuring #patients worldwide receive #safe and #authentic medicines. Learn more 👉 https://fightthefakes.org/ #FightTheFakes #FakeMeds #GS1Healthcare #PatientSafety

🌍✨ It's #MedSafetyWeek 2024! PharmaMED Solution Limited is participating in #MedSafetyWeek, a global campaign, to promote safer use of medicines and the significance of reporting suspected side effects. This year's theme focuses on #PreventSideEffects — a crucial initiative for enhancing patient safety in our healthcare systems. Research shows that nearly 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, which means we can significantly reduce suffering and healthcare costs by improving our practices. As #healthcareprofessionals, #patients, and #caregivers, we must work together to ensure medications are used correctly—taking the right medicines, at the right time, and in the right way. PharmaMED Solution Limited is committed to promoting #safe #medication #practices and encouraging everyone to report any suspected side effects. #ReportingMatters #PatientSafety #ReportSideEffects #Pharmacovigilance

📢 Get Ready for #MedSafetyWeek 2024! 🌎💊 From November 4th to 10th, join us at Novate Drug Safety Foundation for this year's #MedSafetyWeek as we unite to increase public awareness on the importance of recognizing and reporting #adversedrugreactions. 🌟📋 This year’s theme highlights the #power of #patientvoices in preventing #sideeffects and ensuring medicines are safe for everyone. Whether you're a #patient, #caregiver, #healthcareprofessional, #regulatoryauthorities, #policymakers, we are all #stakeholders and we all have a role to play in ensuring the #safe use of #medicines. Every report can make a difference! 💪🔍 📲 What can you do? ➡️Stay tuned on our page for a series of informative tips and resources that can empower you to contribute to safer healthcare and safer world 🌎 ➡️Spread the word, #Medsafetyweek24 and let's make it impactful week. 📆✨ #MedSafetyWeek #DrugSafety #YourHealthOurPriority Uppsala Monitoring Centre

Ensuring #medication #access for #patients across #LATAM can be challenging, but #PharmCare Services has a solution. With our #network of over 50,000 #pharmacies spanning the #USA, #Canada, and #Latin #America, we provide #fast, #reliable #access to #essential #medications when and where they’re needed most. This robust #network not only #increases #efficiency but also #improves the overall #patient #experience. At PharmCare Services, #innovation is key in #transforming the way we connect #patients to the #medications they need, advancing #healthcare #accessibility across the #region.