FIP pharmacy disaster guide
July 29, 2016
THE International Pharmaceutical
Federation (FIP) has issued the
“first global guidelines that support
continued access to medicines and
pharmacy expertise during natural
disasters”.
Produced by FIP’s Pharmacy
Emergency Management Working
Group following wide consultation,
the document describes actions
under each of the four phases of
an emergency - prevention/risk
mitigation, preparation/readiness,
response and recovery.
It summarises activity under
different target groups such
as governments, pharmacy
organisations, manufacturers and
distributors, in terms of regional or
local action.
For example, the document
calls on governments to consider
providing emergency authorisation
for expansion of pharmacists’
scopes of practice.
Other issues canvassed include
patient record protection and tips
on preparing the pharmacy in
case of specific disaster types and
includes a list of medicines to stock
for emergency situations.
See www.fip.org.au.
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