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.
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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)
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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.
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Selection, Procurement and Distribution
Alina Shramko, Veronika Haziahmetova
Based on the results of the analysis, it is possible to answer the question whether it is advisable to spend financial resources, using the example of one healthcare facility; what steps should be taken to rationalize drug procurement; which drugs should be considered first of all for inclusion/exclusion from the procurement list.
Currently, ABC/VEN analysis is one of the most effective pharmacoeconomical methods recommended by WHO for the use in the healthcare system. The use of pharmacoeconomic methods is carried out in accordance with the inherent effective use of drugs, and is carried out strictly in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine.
The ABC/VEN analysis was conducted based on data from the pharmacy of the LPI containing the costs of purchasing medicines during 2020. The VEN category was determined after a thorough review of the evidence available to us about the effectiveness, safety and cost of drugs.
The cost of drug provision to healthcare facilities in 2020 amounted to 62 943 951,38 rubles. The number of international generic name purchased and used was 355. About 35% of the funds were used for a group of vital medicines. The cost of the necessary medicines amounted to 43% of the funds – this corresponds to WHO recommendations.
In accordance with the ATX-classification, drugs affecting blood formation and blood are in the lead in terms of the volume of costs – 40.9% of all costs.
The drug is enoxaparin sodium, the leader in terms of costs in 2020. It is a direct anticoagulant (low molecular weight heparins with a molecular weight about 4500 daltons), which has an antithrombotic effect (2.38% of the total budget).
Also, the top ten leaders in terms of costs included saline sodium chloride solution – 6.1% of the annual budget, which probably indicates irrational excessive use of infusion therapy.
The application of pharmacoeconomical methods and principles of evidence-based medicine allowed us to assess the feasibility of drug procurement and serves to rationalize the use of medicines.
