EAHP represents over 29,000 hospital pharmacists across 36 member countries. EAHP represents and develops the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe in order to ensure the continuous improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. This is achieved through science, research, education, practice, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals.
The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
The EAHP staff supports the Board in executing EAHP’s mission. The Staff assists in financial management, events organisations, policy activities and all EAHP projects. The EAHP staff works closely with EAHP’s members and ensures the effective communication all relevant stakeholders.
The first member countries were Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands in 1972. EAHP has now 36 EAHP members and 2 Associate Members. EAHP is open to countries members of the Council of Europe and since 2022 to organisations representing the interests of hospital pharmacists from outside the Council of Europe (Associate Membership)
EAHP’s structure is also composed by different standing committes: EAHP Scientific Committee, EAHP Education Executive Committee and the EAHP CTF Steering Committee.
At EAHP, we are committed to transparency in our governance, ethical standards, and funding practices. This section provides open access to our foundational documents, including the EAHP Statutes, Code of Conduct, and Funding Sources. By sharing these resources, we aim to uphold accountability and foster trust with our members, partners, and the public.
Keep up with all EAHP’s events and webinars. Contact the team at info@eahp.eu should you have any questions about upcoming events or activities.
Here you can find all upcoming events organised by EAHP and by all its members and associate members. Do not hesitate to contact the events team at events@eahp.eu should you have any questions about the organisation of these events.
Hospital pharmacists conduct a critical role in the care of patients in hospitals. Learn more about what they do here and in all the pages under Hospital Pharmacy practice and Policy.
Self-Assessment
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EAHP brings together experts from many areas of hospital pharmacy practice providing and highlighting good local sustainable practices as that can be up-scaled and shared with other countries. The EAHP Working Group on Sustainability has the aim of reducing the environmental burden of the hospital pharmacy services.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and its 36 member country platforms are creating a Common Training Framework for the hospital pharmacy education in Europe. The goal of this project is to allow the free movement of hospital pharmacists within the European Union.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) have collaboratively developed the Oath to Society. The Oath to Society is all encompassing and acts as a contract for excellence in providing compassionate patient care, working as part of the healthcare team and advancing the pharmacy profession, and showcasing how clinical and hospital pharmacists work every day
A day created to highlight the importance and to celebrate the work done by hospital pharmacies. This day celebrates all hospital pharmacy teams.
Catch up with EAHP’s press releases
Find all EAHP relevant publication like the EAHP Surveys, annual reports and the history books.
The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
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EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
Sponsor Channel
The Sponsor Channel is designed to maximise visibility and engagement, allowing sponsors to connect with the hospital pharmacy community and partners in a dynamic and interactive environment. From product demonstrations to networking sessions, the Sponsor Channel offers a range of opportunities for sponsors to showcase their offerings and generate leads in the new EAHP Website.
Production and Compounding
María Lourdes Recio Blázquez, José Manuel Martínez Sesmero, Lidia Ybáñez García, Gonzalo Hernando Llorente, María Molinero Muñoz
The purpose is to control two environmental conditions to guarantee the comfort of the workforce and the quality of the finished product quality. 519,321 SODFs have been repackaged in unit doses last year. The 8% of the SODFs come from multidose containers that have been exposed to environmental temperature and humidity during this process. Employees have been exposed to identical conditions.
A temperature (t) and relative humidity (RH) control system has been established in the enclosure where the solid oral dosage forms (SODFs) are packaged in unit doses.
Among the diversity of hygrometric sensors commercialised, a device equipped with a condenser was chosen. The operation is based on modifying the capacity when varying the dielectric constant of the medium, in this case, due to varying the amount of water contained in the air between the plates. – C = ε A / D – C: capacity value. – ε: dielectric constant. – A: area of the condenser plates. – D: distance between the condenser plates. The device also incorporates a temperature sensor. The t (ºC) and RH of each moment are shown, for visual inspection, on the device screen. The data obtained with certain time frequency can be stored on a Secure Digital memory card and be downloaded on a computer that has that program installed (on spreadsheet format) helping to obtain graphics as well.
The range of t (ºC) has remained stable between 26 and 24ºC for 6 months, with minimal variations from maximum 28.5ºC to minimum 23.4ºC. The UNE 100713: 2005 is met. RH has been below 45% during 68% of the days worked, which has favored the repackaging of the units affected by humidity but not the worker. The range of RH has varied between 56.3% and 23.6%, not complying with the UNE 100713: 2005 standard.
Metabolic rate, clothing insulation, air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed and humidity shall be addressed when defining conditions for acceptable thermal comfort. It would be helpful to regulate the commercialisation of multidose pharmaceutical specialties susceptible to deterioration when opening the package.
