Quality information for quality use of medicines; 2nd International Conference, Kazan, 15-16 October 2010.
Kazan hosted Russia's first international conference on medicines that was entirely independent of the pharmaceutical industry, attracting 414 participants from 9 countries and 20 regions of the Russian Federation. The meeting was greeted and endorsed by world leaders in pharmaceutical information, policy and regulation. Delegates discussed the professional and social problems arising from unethical drug promotion, including compromised evidence from clinical trials and consequent impairments in health service delivery. The Conference adopted a resolution prioritizing policy development and health system needs, notably including the development of clinical pharmacology. A website documents conference materials and provides an interface for future collaboration: http://evidenceupdate-tatarstan.ru/confer.
Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation. lezign@gmail.com
Lilia E
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Ziganshina
David B
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Menkes
Andrew
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Herxheimer
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