E-drug: New FIP statements available online
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Dear Colleagues,
The following four new Statements were adopted by the International
Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) during its Annual Congress in
Sydney, Australia, in September 2003, and are now available online:
* FIP Statement of Policy on the Role of the Pharmacist in
Promoting a Tobacco Free Future;
* FIP Statement of Policy on Counterfeit Medicines;
* FIP Statement of Policy on Provisioning Ships with Medicines for
their Effective Use; and
* FIP Statement of Professional Standards on the Role of the
Pharmacist in Encouraging Adherence to Long Term Treatments
To view the Statements, please go to the FIP Website
<http://www.fip.org> and click on "Statements" in the left-hand menu.
By choosing the option "Statements, Guidelines and Position Papers"
you will be able to access PDF-files of all official FIP policy
documents since 1996.
Currently, the above-mentioned new documents are available in
English. Translations into Spanish, French and German will be added
shortly.
Should you have any questions concerning the FIP policy documents,
please contact us at: fip@fip.org
Best regards,
Ms Satu Tainio
Pharmacist, MScPharm
Project Coordinator
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
PO Box 84200
2508 AE Den Haag
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 70 302 1988
Fax: +31 70 302 1999
Email: satu@fip.org
Website: www.fip.org
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is the global
federation of national organisations of pharmacists and
pharmaceutical scientists dedicated to improving the access to and
value of appropriate medicine use worldwide, and contributing to
changes in science, practice and health policies worldwide.
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