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Australian wins highest international honour
One of Australia’s most distinguished pharmacists, Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, has received one of the profession’s highest international honours Professor Sansom was awarded the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) André Bédat …
Profession’s sustainability ‘requires economic freedom’.
Pharmacists need freedom to operate professionally without pressure, says FIP’s outgoing president Dr Carmen Peña, President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), said in opening the 78th World Congress of …
‘It is time for FIP to rethink its role.’
Swiss pharmacist Dominique Jordan has been elected as president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Mr Jordan, a community pharmacy owner and former chief executive officer of the Swiss Association of …
Brisbane to host the world’s pharmacists
Brisbane is set to play host to the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2021 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, on behalf of the Australian member organisations …
How pharmacists can help medicines compliance
FIP has released a new Australian-led report into pharmacy interventions to improve adherence in older people New medicines services, more counselling when a medicine is supplied again, dosage administration aids …
FIP CEO to speak at PSA18
Dr Catherine Duggan, CEO of the International Pharmaceutical Federation will deliver a keynote address on pharmacist innovation at PSA18 Dr Duggan will speak on Friday July 27, focusing on international …
Pharmacists can help improve the supply chain, says FIP
Inefficient pharmaceutical supply chains are partly to blame for a substantial proportion of the world still being without access to basic life-saving medicines, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s new …
The week in review
The Fair Work case was a hot topic this week, as was the perennial topic of flu vaccination The Pharmacy Guild‘s George Tambassis wrote to members explaining the organisation’s submission …
A third of Portuguese get flu jab in pharmacy
FIP is marking World Immunization Week by posting on social media about how pharmacists help boost vaccine coverage International Pharmaceutical Federation president Dr Carmen Peña has announced that the organisation …
Catherine Duggan new FIP CEO
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has appointed Dr Catherine Duggan as its new chief executive officer, as of 1 June Dr Duggan, a pharmacist from the United Kingdom, is currently director …
Global focus on pharmacist harm minimisation
FIP has released a new report outlining the value of involving pharmacists in reducing harm from drugs of abuse The new International Pharmaceutical Federation report describes harm reduction services such as …
New recommendations on meds information
More attention needs to be paid to improving the quality of medicines information resources, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a new Statement of Policy: “Strategic development of …