FIP
鈥楻obust and responsive supply chain鈥� needed in 60-day scripts: FIP
The change to 60-day dispensing is cited as a case study in a new FIP document on pharmacists鈥� role in improving access to safe and quality essential medicines and medical …
鈥楶harmacists are uniquely positioned to influence public health鈥�
Pharmacists highlight their crucial role in tobacco and nicotine cessation, as Australian authorities seize millions of vapes The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued a new statement of policy in …
Bridging the theory-practice gap: patient perspectives
What do patients think about pharmacy students taking on the work of obtaining best possible medication histories? Researchers have looked into whether pharmacy students undertaking clinical placements could perform the …
Resource targets unsafe online medicines
Patients and carers are increasingly turning to the internet to source substandard and falsified medicines, one group warns On World Patient Safety Day (18 September 2024), the International Pharmaceutical Federation …
Policy statement encourages collaboration
Pharmacists around the world are pushing governments to establish professional regulatory systems and processes These systems are inclusive of quality assurance measures and scopes of practice that facilitate effective collaborations, …
Empower pharmacists, says FIP
Governments should ensure that access to medicines and medical devices is always accompanied by access to pharmacists and pharmaceutical expertise, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has published a new聽statement …
World news wrapup: 5 September 2024
US multi-state pharmacy crime organisation bust; FIP focus on sub-Saharan Africa; arrest made in pharmacist’s cold case murder Omaha, Nebraska: Five people are facing federal charges following a Drug Enforcement …
Aussies honoured in South Africa
Two Australians are among a group of pharmacists honoured at the International Pharmaceutical Federation congress in South Africa Australia鈥檚 Dr Shania Liu was named the recipient of the聽Early Career in …
鈥榃e want everyone to think about pharmacy when they think about their health鈥�
Pharmacy needs to progress and innovate if it is to rise to the challenge of public health inequities, says an Australian world pharmacy leader Greater progression across the pharmacy profession …
Engaging pharmacists in the 鈥榝ight against tobacco鈥�
WHO and FIP jointly call for pharmacists to be upskilled to effectively deliver tobacco cessation interventions Pharmacists can play an important role in tobacco cessation because they collectively reach millions …
It鈥檚 time to elevate the pharmacy profession: FIP
The global body says pharmacists need greater recognition as healthcare professionals, as opposed to commercial entities The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a global campaign called 鈥淭hink Health, Think …
How pharmacy vaccination evolved
A new global intelligence report provides what its publishers call the most extensive and representative overview yet of the evolution of pharmacists鈥� role in vaccination The report, 鈥淟everaging pharmacy to …