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19/09/2021

Counterfeit, substandard and falsified medicines and medical products endanger public health, and FIP believes that pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists should contribute to patient safety by actively participating in the fight against them.

Adapting and expanding on the theme of World Pharmacy Week (Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health), we invite you to attend this webinar on 22 September, 11:00 – 12:30 CEST, and learn more about the role of pharmacists in the fight against counterfeit, falsified, and substandard medicines. The event has been sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant by Pfizer. Join here:
https://bit.ly/399bA5S

The expected outcomes of the event are:
1- to discuss the role of pharmacists in combating counterfeit, falsified, and substandard medicines.
2- to highlight various regional and global strengths, accomplishments, and success stories in the fight against counterfeit medications.
3- to identify emerging regional and global threats and challenges related to counterfeit medication.

06/07/2021

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy services

This event, entitled "Looking ahead: Post-pandemic recovery, restoration and preservation of professional services by pharmacists", aims to provide an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the scope of services provided by pharmacists in the community, hospital and clinical biology settings. Experts from around the globe will share their experiences of which services were suspended or deprioritised and need to be recovered or restored, and which new services emerged that may need to be preserved beyond the pandemic. Join us on 12 July at 13:00 CEST. Register here: https://bit.ly/36f0jzu

28/06/2021

Benefit of hospital pharmacists’ activities evaluated

Evidence of the clinical and economic potential of activities carried out by hospital pharmacists was presented in findings of a study by the Nova School of Business and Economics commissioned by the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (PPS) and supported by the Portuguese Association of Hospital Pharmacists, published this month: https://bit.ly/35ObpLA.

Activities included review and reconciliation of therapy, active collaboration in medical visits, evaluation of therapeutic alternatives or monitoring/pharmacovigilance of the use of (new) drugs, promotion of adherence, and obtaining savings during medicines procurement. Portuguese pharmacists across 7 hospitals were asked to keep a daily record of their activities and almost 200 days of detailed records were validated. It was found, however, that more than half of pharmacists’ time is spent on activities related to the distribution of medicines to inpatients (27%) and outpatients (15%), as well as on their production and preparation.

More pharmacists are needed in hospitals to provide more care activities that would lead to better health outcomes, the PPS says. An executive summary of the presentation of the study by the PPS is available here: https://bit.ly/3h0zxRS

24/06/2021

Countries around the world are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, and a key topic of interest is their safety. Vaccine safety is one of WHO’s highest priorities, and we’re working closely with national authorities to develop and implement standards to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effec...

18/11/2020

Let us unite against antimicrobial resistance

As resistance to a wider range of drugs grows, the World Health Organization has broadened “World Antibiotic Awareness Week” to “World Antimicrobial Awareness Week”, which begins today.

“This year’s theme is ‘United to preserve antimicrobials’ and we invite pharmacists to help share the campaign messages, which include only taking antimicrobials with expert advice, continuing medication such as antimalarials and treatments for tuberculosis or HIV even during COVID-19, and practising good hygiene,” said FIP CEO Catherine Duggan.

Campaign materials are available here: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week/2020/campaign-materials

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