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Podcasts - Authenticating Medicines at the Point of Dispense
On September 17 2009, in an attempt to highlight just how effective the much debated approach of authenticating medicines at the point of dispense in the pharmacy is, the University of Leuven on behalf of patient safety communications company Aegate, revealed findings of its much anticipated independent audit of its authentication system - the only fully operational system of its kind in Europe.
File 1 00:00-01:04 - Patrick de Bleser opens the debate with an introduction to the participants of the panel discussion including:
- MAP Madame Françoise Grossetête
- Professor Dr. Steven Simoens from the University of Leuven
- Dr Guido Hoogewijs, General Manager of Belgium Pharmacies Association (APB)
- Jim Thompson, Chairman, European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM)
- Gary Noon, Chief Executive Office, Aegate
File 2. 01:18 - 05:23
- Madame Françoise Grossetête warns the
public about the dangers of the counterfeit market
File 3. 05:30 - 06:34
- Madame Françoise Grossetête talks on
the dangers of repackaging medicines
File 4. 06:35 - 11:47
- Madame Françoise Grossetête discusses
the solutions available to the EU to minimise the counterfeit
market and offers a three stage approach
File 5. 32:40 - 36:04 - Madame Françoise Grossetête and Dr Guido Hoogewijs discuss the benefits of a system, such as Aegates, has in protecting patients from receiving unscrupulous medicines
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