New podcast long read – Patient's advocate

The latest episode of the Drug Safety Matters podcast has dropped. Tune in to hear Marie Lindquist reflect on a career dedicated to patient safety.

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Fifteen years of patient reporting

The Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb recognises there is a big leap between enabling patients to report and achieving more integrated patient involvement.

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Empowering patients as partners – New podcast episode

A patient’s perspective can lead to new insights that traditional research may overlook. Yet how may we best harness their perspective to improve patient outcomes?

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Safety concerns with mesh implants – The patient's voice

Following serious complications experienced by women with surgical mesh implants, patients and authorities alike believe tighter regulation on medical devices is needed.

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What’s trending in pharmacovigilance? New podcast episode

In this festive edition of Drug Safety Matters, we wrap up the year that was and look ahead to the year that will be – with a little help from one of our friends.

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Medication error reporting for patients in Africa – the time to act is now

With low reporting of medication errors in Africa, understanding the scale of the problem and the reasons behind it should help in efforts to improve the situation.

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Polypharmacy and pharmacovigilance

Patients with multiple medical conditions – and, consequently, needing multiple medications – present one of the greatest challenges currently facing health services.

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#MedSafetyWeek encourages reporting of suspected side effects

#MedSafetyWeek returns for its fifth year, spreading the word to healthcare professionals and patients alike on the importance of reporting suspected side effects of medicines.

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Introducing Drug Safety Matters

Coming soon – Uppsala Monitoring Centre’s new podcast taking on the most pressing issues in medicines safety today.

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10 critical steps to improve patient safety worldwide

New 10-point plan urged to improve detection, analysis, and reporting of harms from medicines and devices to improve patient safety.

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