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#MedSafetyWeek

#MedSafetyWeek 2024 (4-10 November)

#MedSafetyWeek is a social media campaign that takes place annually usually in November and each year there is a different focus or theme to encourage the reporting of suspected side effects.

This year will be the ninth annual #MedSafetyWeek social media campaign and it will take place on 4 to 10 November 2024. The theme will be ‘the importance of using medicines in the right way to prevent side effects, and to report side effects when they do occur’. MHRA is partnering with 92 organisations globally alongside the Uppsala Monitoring Centre. Please do get involved on social media and help raise awareness locally using the materials available under our resources section. Further materials will be made available on this page nearer to the campaign dates.

In the UK, we will focus on the importance of reporting suspected adverse reactions to medicines and vaccines but we are also encouraging the reporting of suspected problems with medical devices or other healthcare products to the Yellow Card scheme. We ask healthcare professionals to support the campaign and talk to their patients and colleagues about side effects and how they can report suspected problems to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.

Patients and healthcare professionals can also show their support by sharing the MHRA messages and material below and from the MHRA social media channels. When posting please always use the #MedSafetyWeek and #MHRAYellowCard hashtag to help extend and magnify the message.

In addition to supporting on social media, please feel free to use these useful links to support and raise awareness locally:

#MedSafetyWeek banners

#MedSafetyWeek posters