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.
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.
When EAHP and Hospital pharmacists appear in the news.
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.
Education and Research
Trudi Hilton
The Partnership for Research on Ebola VACcination (PREVAC) established a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study evaluating three vaccine strategies against Ebola in healthy volunteers in four West African countries. Pharmacists from all PREVAC participating country teams were introduced at collaborative calls where the study protocol was presented.
UK Hospital Pharmacists with clinical trials experience worked with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicines (LSHTM) research teams in Sierra Leone and pharmacists from there, France, Guinea, US and Liberia to establish the Standard Operating Procedures and protocols required to compare two novel vaccines for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The trial pharmacy teams met virtually each month to discuss the development of Standard Operating Procedures to store and prepare the vaccines. We started by ensuring an appropriate space within the research site was identified for the pharmacy. We advised on the equipment required for aseptic preparation, temperature monitoring and controlled storage of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP). Solar fridges were identified for IMP storage at 2-8 deg C and ambient 15-25 deg C products, with freezers being run on generators. We developed protocols and documents for temperature monitoring and back-up plans for the failure of cooling devices. I set up trial dispensing procedures to enable preparation of the vaccine for ‘blind’ administration. The local pharmacy team advised on the equipment required to work aseptically. Sourcing specialist equipment, much of which is not available locally, takes considerable time so this work was undertaken several months before participant recruitment began, ensuring that it could be calibrated and validated before receipt of IMP.
Pharmacists from France and the UK have worked with local colleagues to develop best practice for clinical trials in resource-limited, tropical settings. This learning is invaluable for the future development of vaccines.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Partnership-for-Research-on-Ebola-VACcination-of-a-Badio-Lhomme/e70c6224c89e28481ea278ca43ee51d163645fea
Clinical trials must be carried out in the context in which the investigational medicinal product is intended for use, at standards required to achieve EMEA and FDA authorisations. EU hospital clinical trials pharmacists working with university research teams can support their pharmacy colleagues in these settings to ensure optimisation of IMP storage, handling and preparation with accurate record keeping..
