{"id":421,"date":"2024-04-25T12:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annualreport.edqm.eu\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2024-06-10T20:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:44:29","slug":"pharmaceuticals-and-pharmaceutical-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/en\/pharmaceuticals-and-pharmaceutical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical care | Quality &#038; use of medicines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"421\" class=\"elementor elementor-421\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f95b880 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2f95b880\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-380f7e76\" data-id=\"380f7e76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280dea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"280dea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality &amp; use of medicines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51bcce65 elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"51bcce65\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"europeanpharmacopoeia\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33e777f6\" data-id=\"33e777f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482f239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"482f239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical care<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3083752b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3083752b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8fa9a3\" data-id=\"5e8fa9a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c67758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c67758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The European Committee on Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH) contributes to the optimal use of medicines and to improving patient quality of life, public health and access to good quality medicines and healthcare, with the support of three subordinate bodies \u2013 the Committee of Experts on Quality and Safety Standards in Pharmaceutical Practices and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH\/PC), the Committee of Experts on the Classification of Medicines as Regards their Supply (CD-P-PH\/PHO) and the Committee of Experts on Minimising Public Health Risks Posed by Falsification of Medical Products and Similar Crimes (CD-P-PH\/CMED).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a5739b7\" data-id=\"3a5739b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6412f920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6412f920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06-PC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-858\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06-PC.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06-PC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/06-PC-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed3aafc elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ed3aafc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf68d1f\" data-id=\"cf68d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17e6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b17e6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795277c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"795277c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methodological guide to select medicines at risk of shortage<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5038f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5038f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CD-P-PH approved the terms of reference of a working group that will be tasked with elaborating a methodological guide for selecting medicines that may, in the event of a public health emergency, be in short supply and can be prepared as standardised stock preparations. This is part of a joint initiative with the European Pharmacopoeia Commission (EPC) to alleviate shortages by establishing guidance on the use of unlicensed pharmaceutical preparations prepared in pharmacies (see \u201c<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/edqm-initiatives\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EDQM initiatives regarding medicine shortages<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u201d for more details).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990e51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"990e51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guidance documents and recommendations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0184f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf0184f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The draft guidelines on medication review were finalised in line with the feedback received through the 2022 stakeholder consultation and will be published in 2024. This work was presented at the annual conference of the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE).<\/p><p>Progress was made throughout 2023 on the drafting of guidance documents to support the safe and correct use of herbal food supplements and on traceability of medicines in hospital settings. Targeted consultations will be held in 2024 to seek the opinions of interested parties and receive input for the finalisation of the above documents in the most relevant manner possible.<\/p><p>Good progress was also made on the drafting of a recommendation on best practices for the remote and online provision of medicines. The draft is now entering the last stage of verification before being submitted to the CD-P-PH for adoption.<\/p><p>The CD-P-PH\/PHO issued 45 recommendations on the classification of medicines and their supply conditions (prescription and non-prescription status). This work aims to ensure patient safety and accessibility of medicines and is highly relevant for health authorities and all stakeholders across the medication supply chain in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4fff5b elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e4fff5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50318a1\" data-id=\"50318a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd8eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfd8eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication with partners and stakeholders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bcf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bcf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interactions took place in 2023 with international organisations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and professional bodies active in the public health and pharmacy sectors, such as the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) and the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP). The objective was to harmonise efforts aimed at promoting patient-centred care and the appropriate use of medications in Europe.<\/p><p>A webinar was held on 26 January 2023 on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.edqm.eu\/CMRes20203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Resolution CM\/Res(2020)3 on the implementation of pharmaceutical care for the benefit of patients and health services<\/span><\/a>. The aim was to explain the content and added value of the resolution, share examples of how pharmaceutical care activities can be implemented in daily practice, and give an overview of the implementation of pharmaceutical care in some Council of Europe member states.<\/p><p>Furthermore, an online meeting with stakeholders active in the field of pharmaceutical care and falsified medical products was organised jointly by the Committees of Experts CD-P-PH\/PC and CD-P-PH\/CMED.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa3de0 elementor-section-stretched animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8aa3de0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6904f0e\" data-id=\"6904f0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8933b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8933b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-276169ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"276169ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50233ff2\" data-id=\"50233ff2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a77f135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a77f135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freepub.edqm.eu\/publications\/PUBSD-212\/detail\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1810\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-scaled.jpg 1810w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/annualreport2023.edqm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/03-EN-PC-Implementation-of-PC-in-daily-practice-in-SEEHN-member-states-Survey-report-2023-COVER-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1810px) 100vw, 1810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The implementation of pharmaceutical care in daily practice in SEEHN member states. Survey report<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f81ea\" data-id=\"6e0f81ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3946e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3946e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A report entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/freepub.edqm.eu\/publications\/PUBSD-212\/detail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The implementation of pharmaceutical care in daily practice in SEEHN member states. Survey report<\/a>\u201d. presenting the outcomes of a survey conducted in co-operation with the South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) was released and can be downloaded from FreePub. The main objective of this initiative was to map the implementation of pharmaceutical care and related services in daily practice in SEEHN member states that are also Council of Europe members and signatories of the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. This work was presented at the annual conference of the PCNE and at the annual symposium of the ESCP.<\/p><p>Implementation of pharmaceutical care was also encouraged through an article co-authored by the EDQM and published to give recommendations for wider adoption of clinical pharmacy in 13 countries of Central and Eastern Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fphar.2023.1244151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(Urba\u0144czyk et al. 2023)<\/span><\/a>. The article promotes the use of pharmaceutical care services to optimise pharmacotherapy and improve patient outcomes in this region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a7bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36a7bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melclass database<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1747e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1747e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Melclass database (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a 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