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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The EAHP EU Monitor is a regular round up of news relevant to hospital pharmacy in Europe.You can subscribe to receive the EAHP EU Monitor by email here.
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EAHP joins calls for Juncker to keep pharma responsibilities health focusedThe European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has joined 27 other organisations in calling for European Commission President delegate Jean Claude Juncker to reverse his plans to place EU pharmaceutical responsibilities into the Enterprise Directorate General.
On announcing the team of Commissioner designates he wanted to include in his Commission team for 2014-19, Juncker included a controversial proposal to shift the responsibilities for pharmaceutical regulation and medical devices away from the Directorate General for Health (DG SANCO), and to place these roles into the Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry (DG ENTR).
EAHP joined with European associations representing community pharmacists (PGEU), doctors (CPME, UEMS) and dozens of patient and consumer organisations in calling the proposals misguided and seeking reversal of the suggestion. The 28 organisations believe that the public health focus and imperative in relation to pharmaceutical regulation and oversight could be lost, with DG Enterprise’s prime responsibilities being to commercial interests rather than public health.
The campaign to reverse Juncker’s proposal is led by the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA). More information here.
In the meantime, as previously reported in the EU Monitor, former Lithuanian Health Minister and surgeon Vytenis Andriukaitis is proposed to take the DG SANCO health portfolio. Meanwhile, former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Elżbieta Bieńkowska is poised to take the DG Enterprise portfolio, with expanded responsibilities for pharmaceutical legislation and medical device regulation.
More information here.
Dates for hearings between the designate Commissioners and the European Parliament have now been scheduled, with Mr Andriukaitis appearing before the Parliament’s Health Committee on 30th September and Ms Bieńkowska meeting with the Industry and Internal Market Committees on 2nd October.
EAHP and partners will brief MEPs on key topics of health concern in advance of the hearings in order that relevant issues tot he European hospital pharmacy profession may be raised and highlighted.
More information here.
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New MEPs debate medicine pricing and impact on accessMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) held a debate this week on the problems caused for patient access by high medicines prices, the first plenary discussion on pharmaceutical issues since the election of the new Parliament.
Meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday 16th September, MEPs debated the subject of “access to life-saving medicines in Europe”, at the instigation of a question to the European Commission by Michèle Rivasi, a French MEP with the Green parliamentary group.
Replying on behalf of the Commission, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action that the Commission shared concerns about the affordability of new medical products and the related risk of inequalities. She confirmed that EU Member State Governments will be discussing pricing and reimbursement in the coming months. However, she reminded Members of the European Parliament that the EU has no competence to regulate the level of prices.
Other MEPs expressed their opinions, including calls for reduced patent lives and better use of joint procurement possibilities to overcome some of the access problems. The debate was also an opportunity for many MEPs to express their concern at the proposed transfer of pharmaceutical responsibilities from DG SANCO to DG Enterprise
Original terms of debate here.
Summary of debate here.
Video of debate here.
UK MEP Glenis Willmott takes rapporteur responsibility on medical device regulationThe European Parliament has given responsibility to UK MEP Glenis Willmott, of the European Parliament's socialist grouping, to lead the Parliament’s scrutiny of European Commission proposals for modernising medical device regulation in Europe.
Ms Willmott said: "I am delighted to have been appointed as rapporteur for this vital legislation. After the scandals involving PIP breast implants and ‘metal on metal’ hip replacements, the public are rightly concerned about the regulation of medical devices. Patients deserve better and so action at EU level is needed. We must ensure the industry is transparent and works in the interest of patients. This legislation will go a long way to achieving that and I look forward to taking it further in the coming months. I am concerned, however, with the proposals that medical devices should fall under the responsibility of the industry commissioner. Our first priority with these products must be health, and they should be overseen by the health commissioner. I will be doing everything I can to ensure that this is the case.”
In the last Parliament Ms Willmott steered the Commission’s proposals for modernisation of clinical trial regulation through the European Parliament, achieving important amendments in relation to transparency and other matters.
More information here.
The online first version of the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) recently published an article examining the nature and extent of pharmacist prescribing in a UK hospital trust. The article also examines the rate and nature of pharmacists’ prescribing errors.
Full article here.
