BESAFE
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BESAFE (Behavioral and Educational Strategies for Avoiding Falsified Medicine Exposure) is an initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to combat the risks associated with substandard and falsified (SF) medical products
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@jhu-besafe.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices and demand-side interventions for combating substandard and falsified medicines: a scoping review
The proliferation of substandard and falsified medical products (SFM) poses a significant threat to public health globally. Despite rigorous surveillance and law enforcement efforts, risk of exposu...
www.tandfonline.com
📖New publication: Substandard and falsified medicines (SFMs) are rapidly evolving—but are strategies and solutions keeping up?
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
💊 Countering Counterfeits: The Role of Nurse Practitioners
A Johns Hopkins survey found:
⚠️ 89% don’t know how to act
⚠️ 80% don’t see counterfeits as serious
JAANP editorial: Nurse practitioners can help safeguard patients from counterfeit medicines.
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A Johns Hopkins survey found:
⚠️ 89% don’t know how to act
⚠️ 80% don’t see counterfeits as serious
JAANP editorial: Nurse practitioners can help safeguard patients from counterfeit medicines.
Read journals.lww.com/jaanp/fullte...
journals.lww.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
💊 Countering Counterfeits: The Role of Nurse Practitioners
A Johns Hopkins survey found:
⚠️ 89% don’t know how to act
⚠️ 80% don’t see counterfeits as serious
JAANP editorial: Nurse practitioners can help safeguard patients from counterfeit medicines.
Read journals.lww.com/jaanp/fullte...
A Johns Hopkins survey found:
⚠️ 89% don’t know how to act
⚠️ 80% don’t see counterfeits as serious
JAANP editorial: Nurse practitioners can help safeguard patients from counterfeit medicines.
Read journals.lww.com/jaanp/fullte...
💊 Exciting momentum for the 3rd Annual #BESAFE2025 Conference!
Global leaders from health, regulation, industry, academia & beyond unite to confront the growing threat of substandard and falsified medicines.
🔗 Register now: besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-reg...
Global leaders from health, regulation, industry, academia & beyond unite to confront the growing threat of substandard and falsified medicines.
🔗 Register now: besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-reg...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
💊 Exciting momentum for the 3rd Annual #BESAFE2025 Conference!
Global leaders from health, regulation, industry, academia & beyond unite to confront the growing threat of substandard and falsified medicines.
🔗 Register now: besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-reg...
Global leaders from health, regulation, industry, academia & beyond unite to confront the growing threat of substandard and falsified medicines.
🔗 Register now: besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-reg...
New article: Strengthening Healthcare Systems Against Substandard Medicines 🏥
In a new article published in Uppsala Reports, BESAFE's Saifuddin Ahmed and others discuss the current state of pharmacovigilance systems globally, highlighting weaknesses, opportunities and potential solutions.
In a new article published in Uppsala Reports, BESAFE's Saifuddin Ahmed and others discuss the current state of pharmacovigilance systems globally, highlighting weaknesses, opportunities and potential solutions.
Strengthening healthcare systems against substandard medicines
Counterfeit drugs threaten millions worldwide, yet healthcare workers often lack training to spot fakes or report them, leaving this problem largely invisible.
uppsalareports.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New article: Strengthening Healthcare Systems Against Substandard Medicines 🏥
In a new article published in Uppsala Reports, BESAFE's Saifuddin Ahmed and others discuss the current state of pharmacovigilance systems globally, highlighting weaknesses, opportunities and potential solutions.
In a new article published in Uppsala Reports, BESAFE's Saifuddin Ahmed and others discuss the current state of pharmacovigilance systems globally, highlighting weaknesses, opportunities and potential solutions.
💊 Fake medicines endanger lives.
⏳ It’s time for collective action.
Join us at #BESAFE2025 for expert panels, cross-sector dialogue & action-driven collaboration.
#MedicineSafety #PatientSafety #Conference2025
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
⏳ It’s time for collective action.
Join us at #BESAFE2025 for expert panels, cross-sector dialogue & action-driven collaboration.
#MedicineSafety #PatientSafety #Conference2025
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
💊 Fake medicines endanger lives.
⏳ It’s time for collective action.
Join us at #BESAFE2025 for expert panels, cross-sector dialogue & action-driven collaboration.
#MedicineSafety #PatientSafety #Conference2025
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
⏳ It’s time for collective action.
Join us at #BESAFE2025 for expert panels, cross-sector dialogue & action-driven collaboration.
#MedicineSafety #PatientSafety #Conference2025
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social
📖New publication: Substandard and falsified medicines (SFMs) are rapidly evolving—but are strategies and solutions keeping up?
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices and demand-side interventions for combating substandard and falsified medicines: a scoping review
The proliferation of substandard and falsified medical products (SFM) poses a significant threat to public health globally. Despite rigorous surveillance and law enforcement efforts, risk of exposu...
www.tandfonline.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
📖New publication: Substandard and falsified medicines (SFMs) are rapidly evolving—but are strategies and solutions keeping up?
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new scoping review makes the case for more comprehensive solutions to SFMs that go beyond surveillance and regulation.
Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌍 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 — 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟑, 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐂
Global leaders will tackle the urgent threat of falsified & substandard medicines.💊
⏳ Seats are limited — secure yours today:https://besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-registration
#PublicHealth #SafeMedicines #GlobalHealth
Global leaders will tackle the urgent threat of falsified & substandard medicines.💊
⏳ Seats are limited — secure yours today:https://besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-registration
#PublicHealth #SafeMedicines #GlobalHealth
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🌍 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 — 𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟑, 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐂
Global leaders will tackle the urgent threat of falsified & substandard medicines.💊
⏳ Seats are limited — secure yours today:https://besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-registration
#PublicHealth #SafeMedicines #GlobalHealth
Global leaders will tackle the urgent threat of falsified & substandard medicines.💊
⏳ Seats are limited — secure yours today:https://besafe2025.dryfta.com/attendee-registration
#PublicHealth #SafeMedicines #GlobalHealth
⚠️ Substandard & falsified (SF) medicines are flooding the digital market.
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
Unregulated online pharmacies selling antibiotics, GLP-1 antagonists, and other medications are flush with substandard and falsified drugs.
Dr. Henry Michtalik shares how providers and patients can spot and report counterfeit drugs.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/929-how-to-s...
Dr. Henry Michtalik shares how providers and patients can spot and report counterfeit drugs.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/929-how-to-s...
August 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
⚠️ Substandard & falsified (SF) medicines are flooding the digital market.
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
🗞️In the news: Saifuddin Ahmed, Principal Investigator at BESAFE, is quoted in a new article published in
@deutschewelle.bsky.social, speaking on the rising global prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines and the need for targeted interventions.
@deutschewelle.bsky.social, speaking on the rising global prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines and the need for targeted interventions.
Fake medication is a problem across the world – DW – 07/31/2025
Demand for drugs, including weight-loss injections, is sending people to dangerous places to get their medicine. But spotting dodgy marketplaces is not easy.
www.dw.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🗞️In the news: Saifuddin Ahmed, Principal Investigator at BESAFE, is quoted in a new article published in
@deutschewelle.bsky.social, speaking on the rising global prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines and the need for targeted interventions.
@deutschewelle.bsky.social, speaking on the rising global prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines and the need for targeted interventions.