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DATABASE TO ACT AS LEVERAGE FOR
GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL GOOD (The Pharmaceutical Journal, 01.09.2013, UK) _
An online workforce database that ultimately
aims to help people around the world get equal
access to medicines and pharmaceu tical care is
officially under way.
MAJORITY OF PHARMACY WEBSITES ARE
NON- COMPLIANT (Irish Times, 10.09.2013, Ireland) _
Research presented at the 2013 International
Pharmaceutical Federation World Congress
found the overwhelming majority of websites
selling medicines are operating illegally.
MEHR ETHIK FÜRS GESUNDHEITSWESEN (ChemieReport, 13.01.2014, Austria) _
A framework on the ethical collaboration between
patient organisations, institutions of healthcare
professionals and the pharmaceutical industry
has been agreed by five global health organisations.
BUENAS PRÁCTICAS EN FARMACIA COMUNITARIA (GacetaMédica.com, 08.11.2013, Spain) _
The joint FIP/WHO guidelines on good pharmacy
practice urge national professional organisations to
develop specific rules on good practice. To this end,
on October 8, the document Good Practices in
Community Pharmacy in Spain , will be presented.
LA PHARMACIE EN RUPTURE DE STOCK (Le Courrier 26.08.2013, Switzerland) _
The situation has deteriorated to the point that the
International Pharmaceutical Federation has decided
to take the bull by the horns. In June, it organised an
international summit on [medicines shortages] in
Toronto, bringing together all players in the
pharmaceutical sector.
IRELAND S HEALTH MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS PHARMACISTS
ROLE IN MANAGING COMPLEX PATIENTS (The Pharmaceutical Journal, 05.09.2013, UK) _
Pharmacists have a vital role to play in the multidisci plinary
approach required to manage patients with complex needs and in
providing care to patients throughout their lives, said James Reilly,
Ireland s health minister, at the opening ceremony of the
International Pharmaceutical Federation 2013 World Congress of
Pharmacy in Dublin.
DRUG DONATIONS IN HUMANITARIAN AID: A MIXED BLESSING (Drug Topics, 12.11.2013, USA) _
Immediately after earthquakes struck Haiti and Japan, vast amounts
of medications were donated and shipped. . . . During the recent
meeting of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress . . .
I attended a session . . . that enabled me to delve a little further into
the issues surrounding medication donations.
FIP IN THE MEDIA 2013/14