Community pharmacy is increasing its global role in front-line clinical services, FIP survey reveals Community pharmacy is increasing its global role in front-line clinical services, according to the results of the FIP’s two-yearly survey, but state funding is lacking.…
Howard Rice MRPharmS receives FIP’s Distinguished Service Award Howard Rice, a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), has received the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) Distinguished Service Award.…
Invest in pharmaceutical services to drive universal healthcare, FIP says Achieving universal health coverage requires investment in the pharmaceutical workforce, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has warned.…
International Pharmaceutical Federation CEO resigns Chief executive Luc Besançon resigned from his post at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and will leave on 1 November 2017.…
Q&A: Why pharmacists must prepare for precision medicine Murray Aitken, co-author of a new report on system therapeutics, including precision medicines, explains to Julia Robinson the important role pharmacy will play in precision medicine.…
Pharmacists need to step up to the challenge of precision medicines, says QuintilesIMS Institute Pharmacists have an important role to play in understanding precision medicines in order to ensure the right patients receive the right treatments, says Murray Aitken, executive director of the QuintilesIMS Institute.…
New compound could improve treatment of lung infection in cystic fibrosis patients Scientists have developed a new compound that could improve the quality of life of cystic fibrosis patients by increasing the effectiveness of antibiotics in tackling chronic lung infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.…
FIP reviews global systems for reporting medicines shortages The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has carried out a review of how six different countries report medicines shortages in an attempt to spread best practice.…
Luc Besançon resigns as FIP chief executive Luc Besançon, chief executive of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), has tendered his resignation.…
Pharmacist and drug associations want better data on medicine shortages European bodies representing pharmacists, drug manufacturers and distributors have issued recommendations on how data on medicines shortages could be better used to mitigate the impact on patients.…