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World Pharmacist Day

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  Warm wishes on Pharmacist Day.   Let us salute the hard working pharmacists on this day who have helped patients with their wonderful services .” “Just like a patient cannot imagine getting better without a doctor, he cannot imagine getting his medicines without a pharmacist. Happy Pharmacist Day

Join the FIP campaign

  FIP’s message for World Pharmacists Day 2023 is clear: Let pharmacies do more. The FIP World Pharmacists Day campaign is an opportunity for pharmacy to celebrate its achievements in supporting societies, but also to make its value and further potential in improving health known. Join the FIP campaign World Pharmacists Day (25 September) marks the anniversary of the inception of FIP in 1912 and was adopted by the FIP Council in 2009. As such, the World Pharmacists Day campaign is led by FIP every year, with the theme chosen by the FIP Bureau. In 2020, FIP also created World Pharmacy Week, extending the celebrations of the entire profession and overtly encompassing all sectors of the pharmacy profession. Any reference to “World Pharmacists Day” or “World Pharmacy Week” should, therefore, include FIP. As a service to the profession, FIP develops and offers a range of World Pharmacists Day/World Pharmacy Week campaign materials for use each year. No fees are required for use of this ...

World Pharmacist Day

  Pharmacy strengthening health systems” is the theme of World Pharmacists Day on 25 September At a time when health systems around the world are recovering from the COVID-19 crisis and general consensus is that urgent action is needed for health services to meet future needs, this year’s World Pharmacists Day campaign presents opportunities to increase awareness of pharmacists as an intelligent solution. COVID-19 has presented undeniable evidence of the capabilities of the pharmacy profession to support health systems. According to FIP member organisation the  American Pharmacists Association , for example, during the pandemic pharmacy teams in the USA provided over 350 million clinical interventions in the form of COVID testing, vaccination, treatment and in-patient care. Many international agencies and think tanks define a well-functioning health system as having: an accessible and reliable supply of medicines and technologies; trained and motivated healthcare workers; good...