[e-drug] Consumer reports on medicines

E-Drug: Consumer reports on medicines
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Dear E-druggers,

Next weekend (29 September - 1 October) there will be a conference on
Consumer Reports on Medicines in Sigtuna, Sweden.
Announcements were circulated to E-drug before, but we did not realy
discuss the issue on E-drug.

To have a virtual input in the discussion, maybe E-druggers would like to
contemplate the following questions:

- How could consumers contribute to greater drug safety in your country?

- Do consumers participate in the pharmacovigilance / ADR reporting system
in your country?

- If so, actively or passively? How are consumer reports documented?

- Are consumer reports a useful addition to the existing ADR reporting
systems?

Comments will be presented to the conference in summarised format.

Thanks!

Wilbert Bannenberg
Public health consultant
South Africa
Email: WilbertBannenberg@compuserve.com
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