THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has published a new document laying out a vision for global collaboration to ensure high quality medicines information, which it says should form part of national medicines policies.
Medicines information: Strategic development is "the first time that the implementation of medicines information, which is key to the safe and effective use of medicines, has been explored at a global level," the Federation said.
Key outcomes of such a move would include medication safety and pharmacovigilance, rational prescribing and dispensing, and improved health literacy.
The document includes case studies from the UK, US and Finland where medicines information strategies exist, setting out a vision for collaboration and action to ensure high quality medicines information across the globe.
It also highlights the important contribution of pharmacists - to view the report see fip.org.
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