FIP is a world-wide federation representing over one million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists around the world.

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

• Improving access to medicines• Improving the value of appropriate medicine use• Contribute to changes in science, practice and health policies worldwide

World Health ProfessionsAlliance

• International Pharmaceutical Federation• International Council of Nurses• World Medical Association

• deliver cost-effective, quality healthcare worldwide• support governments, policy makers and WHO

FIP council

• national pharmaceutical associations• national pharmaceutical scientific associations

• supra-national pharmaceutical (scientific) associations

Regional Pharmaceutical Forums

• Bring together national pharmacy associations, the World Health Organization and FIP on the regional level • The goal is to enable the pharmacy profession to have a greater impact on improving pharmacy services and health.

Africa: APForum Europe: EuroPharm Forum America: Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas South-East Asia: SEARPharm Forum Western Pacific: WPPharm Forum Eastern-Mediterranean: EmroPharm Forum

Working Groups

Human ResourcesPatient SafetyTobacco CessationHIV/AIDS

MalariaCounterfeit medicinesGood pharmacy practice

FIP BOARD OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

• Forum for pharmaceutical scientists to communicate, network, and further develop their expertise and knowledge in their areas of interest.

• Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress

• Special Interest Groups– Natural Substances – Pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics – Quality of Pharmaceuticals – Radiologic and Nuclear Pharmacy – Pharmaceutical Biotechnology – Bioavailability and Bioequivalence – Individualised Medicines

FIP BOARD OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICE

• The FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice has nine sections, each focusing on specific pharmacy practice environments

• The Sections represent the following areas: • Academic Pharmacy • Administrative Pharmacy • Clinical Biology • Community Pharmacy • Hospital Pharmacy • Pharmacy Information

• Industrial Pharmacy • Laboratories and Medicines Co

ntrol Services

• Military and Emergency Pharmacy

World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

FIP’s Industrial Pharmacy Section

Industrial Pharmacy Medal for Dr Akunyili, NAFDAC, Nigeria

Educational publication on Industrial Pharmacy

Regulator/ Inspector/Industry symposium, May 2006, London

GMP / Quality workshops

IndiaNigeriaSri-LankaSao PauloBeijing