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UK
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
The professional and regulatory body for pharmacists in England,
Scotland and Wales
http://www.rpsgb.org.uk
National Pharmacy Association (NPA)
The national body of Britain's community pharmacy owners
http://www.npa.co.uk
Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
The UK government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines
and medical products work and are acceptably safe
http://www.mhra.gov.uk
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
The NHS agency responsible for improving the safety and quality
of patient care through reporting, analysing and learning from adverse
incidents
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk
Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries (ABPI)
The trade association for about a hundred companies in the UK producing
prescription medicines
http://www.abpi.org.uk
Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD)
A leading pharmaceutical company and manufacturer of PROPECIA.
http://www.msd-uk.co.uk
Hairline International
A group providing information and support for all hair loss patients,
including those who have Alopecia Areata and Alopecia Androgenetica
http://www.hairlineinternational.com
Patients Association
A charitable organisation providing patients with an opportunity
to raise concerns and share experiences of healthcare
http://www.patients-association.org.uk
International
International Council of Nurses
Represents nursing worldwide, advancing the profession and influencing
health polic. ICN commemorated International Nurses’ Day 2005
with an education toolkit on Targeting Counterfeit and Substandard
Medicines
http://www.icn.ch/indkit.htm
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
(EFPIA)
Represents the research-based pharmaceutical industry
operating in Europe
http://www.efpia.org/4_pos/legal/counterfeit2005.pdf
Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI)
A not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to protecting
public health, sharing information on the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals
and initiating enforcement actions through the appropriate authorities
http://www.psi-inc.org/index.cfm
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