Published: 4 November 2025
Revised: 15 January 2026
Safety Information
#MedSafetyWeek 2025
This year we celebrate the tenth annual #MedSafetyWeek. The Medicines Safety Week runs from 3 to 9 November 2025 with the goal to encourage everyone to report suspected side effects of medicines.
117 countries will join forces to help spread the word about the importance of reporting suspected side effects from medicines.
Whether you're a patient or a healthcare professional, we all have the power to help improve the safe use of medicines.
Be a #MedSafetyHero and report suspected side effects to Medsafe/CARM.
Read the media statement.
We all have the power to be a #MedSafetyHero.
Reporting suspected side effects helps regulatory agencies like Medsafe understand more about the safety profile of medicines, which can improve the safe use of medicines.
If you think you’ve had a side effect to a medicine, talk to your healthcare professional and then submit a report to Medsafe/CARM.
Learn more about side effects.
Whether you’re a patient or a healthcare professional, we all have the power to help improve the safe use of medicines.
Every report of a suspected side effect to a medicine submitted to Medsafe/CARM adds to information about its safety profile. This ensures that Medsafe can take action if necessary.
Every patient and caregiver has the power to help improve the safe use of medicines. Here are ways that you can be a #MedSafetyHero:
- Ask your healthcare professional about the potential side effects of a medicine.
- Read the consumer medicine information (CMI) and follow the dosage instructions.
- Tell your healthcare professional about suspected side effects and report them to Medsafe/CARM.
That's a wrap on #MedSafetyWeek.
This week we highlighted the importance of reporting side effects to Medsafe/CARM and how we all have the power to help improve the safe use of medicines
