E-DRUG: FIP-statement on drug donations
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Dear E-druggers,
The FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation) adopted
a statement of principle on guidelines for drug donations
at its world congress held in September at Vancouver, Canada.
In the statement, it is explicitly stated that pharmacists
should be involved, either directly or by advising others,
in the arrangements for donations of medicines. The text also
states that returned drugs should not be donated. The statement
mainly follows the guidelines for drug donations as published
by the WHO in 1996.
The concept of essential drugs is however not mentioned in
the text of the statement. 'Essential drugs' are vital in the understanding of the guidelines for drug donations. Also the
statement is not quite clear about the one-year shelf-life
requirement as described in guideline number 6 of the
guidelines for drug donations.
I am reproducing the FIP statement below. Other e-druggers
interested commenting on it, please contact me at Wemos by
email at wemos@tip.nl.
Thank you and best regards from Amsterdam,
Mark Raijmakers
Program Coordinator
Wemos Foundation